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  • Cartoon book depicts labors fighting spirit

    Cartoon book depicts labors fighting spirit

    March 10, 2006

    The opinion cartoon on a newspaper’s editorial page has more impact than any block of copy. A cartoon quickly draws the reader in visually and can make a statement quickly. The drawing simplifies a subject, making...

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  • Belarus target of latest democracy campaign

    Belarus target of latest democracy campaign

    March 10, 2006

    A recent scuffle outside of the All Belarusian People’s Congress in which presidential candidate Alexander Kozulin was arrested and suffered minor injuries has drawn international attention, with much of the media saying Kozulin is a “pro-democracy...

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  • U.S. readying military attack on Iran

    U.S. readying military attack on Iran

    March 10, 2006

    News Analysis Evidence is mounting that the Bush administration is preparing a major military attack on Islamic Republic of Iran. In January investigative journalist Seymour Hersh reported that top military and intelligence officials told him, “the...

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  • Why we act

    Why we act

    March 10, 2006

    There are few roles in our constitutional government that are more frustrating than being a member of the minority party during a period of one party control of the government. However, at a time when the...

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  • Joe Barton — always Big Oil’s man — from the archives

    Joe Barton — always Big Oil’s man — from the archives

    March 10, 2006 By Gene Lantz

    Did you hear that great groaning sound? It was us, the people of Texas, expressing our opinion about the news that Congressman Joe Barton was fixing to investigate somebody.

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