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Weapon of mass destruction
July 14, 2006The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that Iraq, with a population of about 26 million, in the year 2000 had a total of 195,374 new cases of cancer and 126,677 cancer deaths, most of them...
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Whos got my number?
July 14, 2006The people on the other end of the line all sound so young and cheery. “NSA Public and Media Affairs, how can I help you?” the young woman says. “I’d like to know if the NSA...
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Public broadcasting needs a whole new system
July 14, 2006On June 7, congressional Republicans launched their latest assault on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) when a House Appropriations subcommittee voted to cut $115 million from its budget. The cuts would affect PBS, NPR and...
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Truth and a wish for New Orleans
July 14, 2006On a recent visit back to New Orleans I looked out onto Lake Pontchartrain. A dry breeze lifted the water into waves that shimmered in the sun: beautiful, despite the filthy floodwater the lake had devoured....
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LETTERS
July 14, 2006Cuba and winds of change The following comments relate to an article I read in the May 21 issue of Granma International about recent discussion in Congress. Winds of change are blowing in regard to U.S./Cuba...
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