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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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]
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
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Headlines
- Over 50 Killed in Iraq Violence
- Report: Corruption-Linked Afghan Official on CIA Payroll
- New York Taxi Driver Stabbed in Anti-Muslim Attack
- Religious, Civic Groups Form NY Coalition to Back Islamic Center
- Islamic Center Vandalized in California; Kentucky Board Rejects Mosque
- Top Obama Environmental Advisers Sidelined During Drilling Talks
- 72 Killed in Mexico Drug Killings
- Pakistani Towns Evacuated; 800,000 Cut Off from Aid
- Scores Killed in Somali Clashes
- Honduran Journalist Found Dead with Gunshot Wounds
- Ex-RNC Chair Reveals He’s Gay
- Study: More Than Half of Poor Infants Raised by Mothers Suffering from Depression
- Deficit Commission Co-Chair Urged to Resign over Social Security Comments
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Colleague of NYC Taxi Driver Stabbed in Anti-Muslim Attack Describes What Happened
A New York City taxi driver was stabbed multiple times Tuesday after a drunken passenger determined he is a Muslim. The victim, Ahmed Sharif, was slashed across his face, neck and hands. Sharif says the suspect, Michael Enright, had asked him several questions about his religion, including whether he’s a Muslim and observing Ramadan. Bhairavi Desai of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance spoke with Sharif at his hospital bed. She describes what he said happened. [includes rush transcript]
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Swimming Upstream: Eve Ensler Marks Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with Performances of New Play
The award-winning playwright Eve Ensler plans to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by staging performances of her new work Swimming Upstream in New Orleans and New York City. The piece was written by sixteen women from New Orleans who describe surviving the flood and living through the aftermath of the storm, which permanently changed their city and many of their lives. [includes rush transcript]
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Eve Ensler Reads "Congo Cancer: My Cancer Is Arbitrary. Congo’s Atrocities Are Very Deliberate"
Earlier this year, award-winning playwright and bestselling author Eve Ensler was diagnosed with uterine cancer. In a widely read article in The Guardian newspaper of London titled "Congo Cancer," Ensler writes about her illness and relates it to the widespread violence against women in Congo. "The atrocities committed against the people of Congo are not arbitrary, like my cancer. They are systematic, strategic and intentional," she writes. [includes rush transcript]
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UN Slow to Respond to Gang Rape of Almost 200 Women in the Congo
Aid groups reported last week that Rwandan and Congolese rebels took over villages in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and gang-raped almost 200 women and five young boys. The rapes occurred between July 30 and August 3, within miles of a United Nations peacekeeping base. A joint UN human rights team has now confirmed the rapes of 154 women. [includes rush transcript]
