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New Colombian government slams door on peace
August 16, 2002When Anne Patterson, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, called on the new government of ultra-rightist President Alvaro Uribe Velez to summon the reserves to fight against leftist guerrilla forces, Uribe’s minister of defense, Martha Lucia Ramirez, did...
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Truth stranger than fiction?
August 16, 2002In a development the American Civil Liberties Union has called “surreal,” an Aug. 6 Salon.com report says the Department of Justice is forwarding incoming Operation TIPS calls to Fox TV’s “America’s Most Wanted” series.
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Bush scuttles medical privacy
August 16, 2002If there was ever a question about corporate ownership of the Bush White House, recent actions in regard to the privacy of personal medical data should remove all doubt.
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War and the new Global 500
August 16, 2002Fortune magazine recently published its latest “Global 500” listing of the world’s 500 largest corporations, ranked by their sales (revenues) in 2001. Eleven enterprises are from China, which is the product of a socialist revolution despite...
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Stanley Works withdraws re-incorporation ploy
August 16, 2002News Analysis NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – A major victory was scored here last week, as Stanley Works withdrew its push to re-incorporate in Bermuda and avoid paying $30 million a year in U.S. taxes. The announcement...
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