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Private bid threatens Texas social services
July 22, 2005Commentary SAN ANTONIO — The Texas Legislature passed HB 2292 in 2003, which, 150 amendments later, threatens to destroy vital health and human services such as food stamps, Medicaid and help for the elderly. The bill’s...
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Bush administration stiffs UN population agency
July 22, 2005UNITED NATIONS — In a move that could cost the lives of tens of thousands of people, the Bush administration has refused to give a penny to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the agency’s recently...
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Stolen Childhoods: a real-life horror on film
July 22, 2005There’s a scene in “Stolen Childhoods,” directed by Len Morris, where a 9-year-old is picking coffee on a plantation in Kenya. On her back is her baby sister, wrapped and secure. She’s picking the green and...
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World youth festival a carnival of culture
July 22, 2005Imagine a beautiful song with elements of jazz, hip-hop, reggae, R&B, compa, funk, blues, spoken word, bachata and salsa. This is what it will sound like this summer when thousands of youth and students from over...
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The sons and daughters
July 22, 2005The reports of recruiting difficulties by the U.S. Army come as no surprise to many Americans. Indeed, the surprise is that the armed forces did not seem to see it coming. Their response has been to...
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