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In the wake of the successful pushback against the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Obama administration should listen to the majority of Americans: The United States, including Catholics, is strongly pro-choice.
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Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman joined a panel of journalists, analysts and academics on MSNBC’s "Up w/ Chris Hayes" to discuss topics of the day, ranging from the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Planned Parenthood reversal to the Republican Primaries.
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Part 2: "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Che Death
In an extended interview, co-authors Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith discuss the life of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the chilling story behind his murder by the Bolivian military. In their book, "Who Killed Che?" Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing. [includes rush transcript]
Watch a 2011 interview with Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is on trial in Spain after right-wing groups objected to his investigation of atrocities committed by supporters of the dictator Francisco Franco. Garzón is known for seeking to indict members of the Bush administration for their role in torturing prisoners.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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- Flotilla Survivors Deported from Israel
- Aid Ship Continues Gaza Trek as New Flotilla Planned
- US Maintains Refusal to Condemn Flotilla Assault
- Ban: Lifting Gaza Blockade Would Have Prevented Flotilla Deaths
- Thousands Worldwide Protest Flotilla Assault
- US Student Loses Eye After Israel Fires on West Bank Protest
- Justice Dept. Opens Civil, Criminal Probes of BP Oil Spill
- Oil Sheen Approaching Florida Coast
- Japanese PM Resigns After Backtracking on US Base
- US Lawyer Hospitalized After Jailing in Rwanda
- Mexican Immigrant Dies in US Custody
- Youths Stage Hunger Strike to Urge Support for DREAM Act
- Study: African Americans Face Widespread Jury Exclusion in US South
- Supreme Court Limits Miranda Rights
- New York Lawmakers Advance Labor Standards for Domestic Workers
- Painter, Sculptor Louise Bourgeois Dies at 98
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On Front Lines of BP Oil Spill: Democracy Now! Travels Across Coastal Louisiana
The Justice Department has confirmed it’s opened a criminal and civil investigation into the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast, now believed to be the worst environmental disaster in US history. For residents of southern Louisiana, the spill is impacting the ecology, the economy and entire ways of life. Over the past several days, Democracy Now! traveled across the bayous and towns of coastal Louisiana meeting the people on the front lines of the onrush of BP’s oil slick. [includes rush transcript]
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As Global Outrage Mounts, Israel Deputy UN Ambassador Defends Deadly Attack on Gaza Aid Ships Citing "Danger" of Flotilla
Israel’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Daniel Carmon, speaks to Democracy Now! and defends the Israeli attack on the Gaza aid flotilla that killed at least nine people in international waters. "Israel enforced a maritime blockade, which is a measure that is totally legal in international law, to enforce a blockade when there is a possibility of a danger emanating from some source. And this was exactly the case." [includes rush transcript]
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Israel’s Explanation for Deadly Gaza Aid Attack "Full of Holes as a Window Screen"–Former US Ambassador Edward Peck
Former US Ambassador Edward Peck was on the Gaza aid flotilla that came under attack by Israeli forces. At least nine people were killed and dozens wounded. Peck says Israel’s explanation for the attack is "twisting the truth" and is "as full of holes as a window screen." [includes rush transcript]
