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  • WORLDNOTES  December 20, 2008

    WORLDNOTES December 20, 2008

    December 22, 2008 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

    Morocco: EU aid promotes trade, military power Parliament recently doubled 2009 defense spending to 16 percent of state expenses, at the same time the EU is increasing financial assistance to 190 million euros.

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  • EDITORIAL: Happy holidays

    EDITORIAL: Happy holidays

    December 22, 2008

    Happy holidays This is our last print edition for 2008. Do not fear — we will be publishing online throughout the holiday season. But we do want to take the opportunity to send a greeting to...

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  • New green world waits in the wings

    New green world waits in the wings

    December 22, 2008

    Mid-December brought developments at global, national, state and local levels in the race to reverse global warming and grow the economy. California’s Air Resources Board, Dec. 11, unanimously passed a first-ever comprehensive blueprint to reach the...

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  • Forget Stella DOro cookies! Support striking workers

    Forget Stella DOro cookies! Support striking workers

    December 22, 2008 By Teresa Albano

    BRONX, N.Y. — My mother loved Stella D’Oro “S” cookies. She would eat two every morning, dunking the anise-flavored delight in her coffee. I always felt a loyalty to the brand based on that childhood memory....

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  • Biden slams Cheney on violating Constitution

    Biden slams Cheney on violating Constitution

    December 22, 2008

    Dick Cheney's actions and advice as vice president were 'not healthy,' Vice President-elect Joe Biden told ABC's George Stephanopoulos in an interview Sunday Dec. 21. 'I think the recommendations, the advice that he has given to...

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