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New U.S. warhead could lead to arms race
March 16, 2007The Bush administration’s announcement March 2 that it has selected a design for the country’s first post-Cold War nuclear warhead will likely encourage other countries to acquire nuclear weapons, critics say. The new design, based on...
Read moreSt. Patricks Day and the war in Iraq
March 16, 2007With the Army unable to meet its staffing targets, and units on their third and fourth rotations in Iraq, recruiters are trolling shopping malls in working class communities, targeting youth with promises of big sign-up bonuses...
Read moreWhos watching our backs?
March 16, 2007Forty-five dollars for a six-pack of Pepsi; $99 to wash a load of clothes. You’d have to be crazy to pay such prices. Right? Wrong. This is what Halliburton has been charging in Iraq. Soldiers interviewed...
Read moreLETTERS
March 16, 2007Not with my money!This is a copy of the letter I sent to my Bank, SunTrust, regarding their policy of financing the Coca-Cola Company. I submit this with the hope that some of your other readers...
Read moreEDITORIAL: Mistakes were made
March 16, 2007“Mistakes were made,” intoned Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, attempting to explain away the mass firing of eight U.S. Attorneys last year. The real reason was not their job performance but rather their failure to display sufficient...
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