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NATO, an idea whose time has gone
September 13, 2008When NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was founded after World War II, its first secretary general, British general Lord Ismay, succinctly stated its real, original purpose: “To keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and...
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Letters – Sept. 13, 2008
September 13, 2008What is a maverick? According to Webster a maverick is “a person who acts independently of any political party, faction, etc.” John McCain and Sarah Palin call themselves “mavericks.” However, when one examines their political record...
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Police violence and GOP
September 13, 2008Minnesota is known for its friendly hospitality, so much so that the phrase “Minnesota nice” is often used. Apparently though when a bunch of Republicans enter the state for their convention, Minnesota-nice gets tossed into the...
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Obama helps recover workers pensions
September 13, 2008NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — When steelworkers George Korcedes and Paul Santilli attended the event for Barark Obama here, they hoped that Obama would touch on the struggle for pensions that steelworkers and others are having. They...
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Sept. 11: Continuing to mourn the dead, fight for the living
September 13, 2008Tammy Johnson from Saratoga, N.Y. pays her respects to the thousands of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack at the site where the World Trade Center once stood. The immediate victims of that day...
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