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  • Bitter pills and hidden truths

    Bitter pills and hidden truths

    October 14, 2005

    Okay, I have a confession to make — I have a minor fascination with celebrity gossip. I know, it’s silly, and I’m not proud of it. When I read the Sunday paper, I always check out...

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  • The blockade is a state of siege

    The blockade is a state of siege

    October 14, 2005

    At a news conference in Havana Sept. 27, Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez introduced a 63-page report his country is submitting to the UN General Assembly on the U.S. blockade of Cuba. For the 14th...

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  • Alienation in American life: a Marxist view

    Alienation in American life: a Marxist view

    October 14, 2005

    In modern capitalist society we are separated from family, friends and neighbors. Sometimes I get the feeling that people don’t really seem interested in getting to know each other. Do we view other people as important...

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  • The estate tax hoax

    The estate tax hoax

    October 14, 2005

    The “American” way of life hangs in the balance. The threat: Terrorism? Hurricanes? Disease? Drought? No. The repeal of what helped make the U.S. the “land of the free to pursue your place”: the estate tax....

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  • Letters

    Letters

    October 14, 2005

    Medicare Part D scam The following is excerpted from a letter sent to President Bush with copies to Sens. Schumer and Clinton of New York. I am just one of the people who will be losing...

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