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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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- BP Attempts to Put New Cap on Oil Well
- Report: BP Pays Out Half of Claims Filed by Gulf Residents
- Former BP Contractor: BP’s "Bottom Line Is Just About Money"
- Over 60 Die in Twin Bomb Blasts in Uganda
- Karzai Seeks to Remove Taliban Officials from UN Blacklist
- Holder: US May File Another Suit Against Arizona over Anti-Immigrant Law
- APA Supports Efforts to Strip License of Psychologist Tied to Torture Program
- Toyota Cuts Funding to School After Professor Exposed Vehicle Flaws
- Libyan Humanitarian Aid Ship Heads to Gaza
- Two Striking Banana Workers Killed in Panama
- Greenpeace Marks 25th Anniversary of Rainbow Warrior Ship Bombing
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Democracy Now! in Port-au-Prince: Patrick Elie on Haiti Six Months After the Earthquake
Haiti remains a nation in ruins six months after one of the world’s worst natural disasters killed more than 300,000 people. Thousands of bodies still lay under rubble. We begin today’s show in Port-au-Prince outside what remains of the Montana Hotel, where some 200 people died in the earthquake. We speak to Patrick Elie, a longtime Haitian democracy activist and Haiti’s former Secretary of State for Public Security.
"We are a people who can fend for ourselves," Elie said. "We have a vision of where we want to go. So we do need friends, but we don’t need people to think for us or to pity us. And that’s probably this attitude that’s playing a part in the aid not being forthcoming." [includes rush transcript] -
Beverly Bell: There Is No Plan for Permanently Housing the 1.9 Million Haitians Who Lost Their Homes in the Quake
"People are living in ravines. They are living on sidewalks, jammed up against other houses," says Beverly Bell of the group Other Worlds. "They are creating structures out of any temporary material they can find, a lot of them no more than four sticks and bed sheets." Bell also talks about how the international reconstruction plan for Haiti revolves around the creation of four new free enterprise zones, which will expand the number of sweatshop factories in Haiti. [includes rush transcript]
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Displaced Haitians: "We Can’t Continue in This Situation Anymore"
We visited Camp Corail, one of the hundreds of camps for displaced people in Haiti. We spoke to two displaced Haitians, Romain Arius and Fenel Domercant. They talked about how little aid has trickled down to the 1,300 families in the camp. They were told they would only be in the camp for three months, but long after the deadline they continue to wait for permanent housing. [includes rush transcript]
