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Mass transit faces massive crisis
January 7, 2005PHILADELPHIA — The Republican-led state Legislature left Harrisburg last month without addressing the massive budget crisis faced by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Agency (SEPTA). As a result, SEPTA’s board proposed to increase fares 50 percent, to...
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Bushs pledge to Africa on AIDS falls short
January 7, 2005News Analysis The Bush administration’s commitment to assist African nations in their battle against the AIDS epidemic is increasingly open to question. Despite Bush’s announcement of a five-year, $15 billion “Emergency Relief Plan for AIDS” during...
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Sailor refuses to be part of Iraq war
January 7, 2005In a case that hearkens back to the Vietnam era, 23-year-old Navy Petty Officer Third Class Pablo Paredes has said, in effect, “Hell no, I won’t go.” At the pier in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 6,...
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Putting the globe in the World
January 7, 2005We’re excited to announce that People’s Weekly World Managing Editor Mark Almberg will travel to Porto Alegre, Brazil, to provide first-hand coverage of the fifth World Social Forum, Jan. 26-31.
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Greed worsens tsunamis toll
January 7, 2005The Japanese word “tsunami” has now entered our everyday language. The deadly force of gigantic sea waves rolling across the ocean to swallow up human lives, homes and livelihoods, hurling devastation on the shores of a...
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