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St. Patricks Day and the war in Iraq
March 16, 2007With the Army unable to meet its staffing targets, and units on their third and fourth rotations in Iraq, recruiters are trolling shopping malls in working class communities, targeting youth with promises of big sign-up bonuses...
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Whos watching our backs?
March 16, 2007Forty-five dollars for a six-pack of Pepsi; $99 to wash a load of clothes. You’d have to be crazy to pay such prices. Right? Wrong. This is what Halliburton has been charging in Iraq. Soldiers interviewed...
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LETTERS
March 16, 2007Not with my money!This is a copy of the letter I sent to my Bank, SunTrust, regarding their policy of financing the Coca-Cola Company. I submit this with the hope that some of your other readers...
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EDITORIAL: Mistakes were made
March 16, 2007“Mistakes were made,” intoned Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, attempting to explain away the mass firing of eight U.S. Attorneys last year. The real reason was not their job performance but rather their failure to display sufficient...
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EDITORIAL: A path out of Iraq
March 16, 2007Four long years. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi people dead, thousands more wounded and their country destroyed. More than 3,200 U.S. soldiers dead, some 40,000 wounded. Over $408 billion wasted. Now, finally, there is some end...
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