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Is Colombia’s new leader stepping back from U.S. plan to isolate Chavez? The RealNews Network reports. (10:11 min)

RealNews talks with Ralph Nader who says, “Even though Helen Thomas apologized – she was attacked with such ferocity because she always asked “why?” (8 min)

RealNews talks to Larry Wilkerson, a retired Army Colonel and former chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. Wilkerson says, “Cheney’s support for pro-industry “regulators” maybe his main damage to America.” (9 min)

RealNews talks to Josh Stieber who became a conscientious objector after serving in Iraq for 14 months. Stieber says, “In boot camp we trained with songs that joked about killing women and children.” (13 min)

Bolivia’s government struggles with tension between extraction-based economy and its growing global environmental consciousness. (11:09 min)

State Department campaign denies the systemic repression in Honduras that continues nine months after the coup. (11:03 min)

Matt Welch, editor of the libertarian magazine Reason.com, discusses health care with Paul Jay at The RealNews Network. (19 min)

RealNews discusses the state of U.S. journalism after decades of corporate consolidation then explores a possible golden future if the profession takes on a non-profit model, like the BBC or CBC. (19:30 min, 2 segments)

RealNews reports – Porter: “The attack on Marja is meant to prepare Americans to accept negotiations with Taliban.” (10:30 min)

RealNews analysis. Supreme Court ruling could magnify corporate role in US politics. (11:22 min)

Engdahl: New regional cooperation that challenges US dominance is good for the world. (22 min)