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The Men of Watergate
July 1, 2003My husband was a supporter of the World for practically all his life. He died Nov. 9, 1999. He wrote poetry. While going through our files, I came across this poem, one I did not know....
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4th of July reading: Revolutionary women
July 1, 2003Book ReviewGlory, Passion, and Principle: The Story of Eight Remarkable Women at the Core of the American Revolution, by Melissa Lukeman Bohrer, Atria Books, 271 pp., $24 Many of us learned about the American Revolution through...
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Britain not quite a parallel media universe
July 1, 2003Opinion The people of Britain and the United States are living in parallel, yet substantively different, media universes. Bonds of language and overlaps of mass culture are obvious. But a visit to London quickly illuminates the...
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U.S. wars and the Puerto Rican people
July 1, 2003Opinion The United States took over Puerto Rico from Spain in 1898 and ruled it the same way other European powers ruled their colonies for many years – as a source of raw materials and a...
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Counting the dead in Iraq
July 1, 2003Opinion On an almost daily basis, U.S. casualties in the invasion of Iraq continue to mount, one by one, as families grieve for their loved ones who are not coming home. Thus far, there have been...
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