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Public broadcasting needs a whole new system
July 14, 2006On June 7, congressional Republicans launched their latest assault on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) when a House Appropriations subcommittee voted to cut $115 million from its budget. The cuts would affect PBS, NPR and...
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Truth and a wish for New Orleans
July 14, 2006On a recent visit back to New Orleans I looked out onto Lake Pontchartrain. A dry breeze lifted the water into waves that shimmered in the sun: beautiful, despite the filthy floodwater the lake had devoured....
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LETTERS
July 14, 2006Cuba and winds of change The following comments relate to an article I read in the May 21 issue of Granma International about recent discussion in Congress. Winds of change are blowing in regard to U.S./Cuba...
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The Beautiful Game
July 14, 2006The 2006 World Cup has ended. Italy is world champion, France is second and Germany is third. No other world sporting event is truly an international tournament like soccer’s World Cup. The World Cup tournament began...
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Washingtons long war against Cuba
July 14, 2006Following up on a May 2004 report, the “U.S. Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba” issued an update that appeared on the State Department web site on June 20, but was not unveiled publicly until...
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