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USA Today calls retiree benefits monster
June 9, 2006The lead headline in “McNewspaper” (USA Today) for May 25 referred to retiree benefits as a “monster.” The article goes on to compile gross statistics on the total amount of retiree benefits compiled by American workers...
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Empty boots and baby shoes
June 9, 2006In the wake of the rising tide of allegations claiming that U.S. forces executed a sort of vigilante justice by staging murderous attacks on Iraqi civilians, General Chiarelli, second in command in Iraq, stated his belief...
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LETTERS
June 9, 2006Philly vigil In response to Tim Wheeler’s article, May 27, with a theme of “Support Our Troops, Bring Them Home” (PWW 5/27-6/2): Since Dec. 7 (Pearl Harbor Day) people have gathered in front of the Unitarian...
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EDITORIAL: Bushs marriage protection ploy
June 9, 2006Once upon a time, President Bush threw his weight behind a discriminatory “Marriage Protection Amendment” months before an important election. The amendment was debated in the Senate and failed, not even garnering 50 votes of support....
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EDITORIAL: The silent war
June 9, 2006When 10-year-old Sireta White went to her cousin’s birthday party she didn’t expect to die. But she was killed in a drive-by spray of bullets. The fifth grader was the second child victimized by gun violence...
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