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  • Letters

    Letters

    October 15, 2004

    Writer needs help I’m a writer conducting research on the 1951 execution of Willie McGee in Laurel, Mississippi. I’m eager to hear from anyone who was involved in the case, has memories of it, or knows...

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  • Editorials

    Editorials

    October 15, 2004

    Credibility gulch Some folks speculate that the mysterious bumps showing under the back of President Bush’s jacket during the first two debates were actually audio devices feeding debate lines to Bush. The White House says they...

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  • Cost of Iraq war: More than we can bear

    Cost of Iraq war: More than we can bear

    October 15, 2004

    WASHINGTON — Oceans of red ink. Oceans of blood. Those grim phrases could be a subtitle of a just-released report on the soaring costs of the Iraq war. The document debunks George W. Bush’s claims that...

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  • Bush uses 9/11 for votes, neglects WTC responders

    Bush uses 9/11 for votes, neglects WTC responders

    October 15, 2004 By Phil E. Benjamin

    The Center for Disease Control’s “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report” (MMWR) has issued the first official findings from its federally funded Mt. Sinai Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program concerning the health status of rescue and...

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  • Reader commentMilitary families on Interstate 35

    Reader commentMilitary families on Interstate 35

    October 15, 2004

    The Bush administration’s pretensions to represent anyone apart from its corporate cronies have never been further from reality. While Republican propagandists have toiled nonstop to dress Bush up as the clear presidential candidate for the military...

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