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More billionaires, more poverty
April 15, 2005Two magazine covers stood out in poignant contrast on newsstands recently. Forbes magazine released its 29th annual listing of the world’s billionaires. Time Magazine’s cover story wondered “How to End Poverty.” It was a good year...
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Letters
April 15, 2005Getting it right In response to your article by Paul Hill on “Immigrants’ tragedy and death penalty injustice” (PWW 3/26-4/1): You got it. Right on the nose. Thanks for having the courage to stand up and...
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Editorials
April 15, 2005No protection in bankruptcy bill House Republicans are pushing for quick passage of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (HR-685), which would make it far more difficult for working people to protect...
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DeLay defends Disneyland fact-finding mission: Not a family vacation, congressman insists
April 15, 2005As allegations of ethical lapses continued to swirl around Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), the House Majority Leader lashed out at his critics today, insisting that a 2002 trip his family took to Disneyland was a “top-secret...
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Congressional hypocrisy on medical care
April 15, 2005People’s Health As an emergency physician and former governor, I am struck by the towering contradictions — and indeed the hypocrisy — in the controversy over the tragic plight of Terri Schiavo. On the same day...
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