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Innovative Maine Rx plan gets boost
May 22, 2003WASHINGTON – In a preliminary victory for consumers, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-to-3 decision, has lifted the injunction that had put Maine’s innovative effort to reduce the cost of prescription drugs on hold. Drug...
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Marchers say poor pay for Iraq war
May 22, 2003BALTIMORE – About 70 peace activists marched from Baltimore to the White House April 26-28 to protest the war on Iraq and the occupation, which they charged, Bush has forced the poor to pay for both...
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Congos fighting serves corporate interests
May 22, 2003This month’s outbreak of renewed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) threatens to further weaken this central African country and perpetuate its economic dependence on the U.S. and other big capitalist powers....
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Sharon torpedoes any peace efforts
May 22, 2003KIBBUTZ BEIT OREM, Israel – The Bush administration calls their plan for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian crisis a “roadmap.” But U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Jerusalem and Ramallah, and departed. He left behind a...
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International notes
May 22, 2003Nepal: Solidarity needed A political crisis that has been simmering since last fall erupted in violence last week, as over 150,000 security forces mobilized by the monarchy attacked peaceful protests organized by five major political parties...
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