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Letters
May 9, 2003No fly-boy I had to laugh when I saw the picture of George Bush wearing full flight gear, strutting across the deck of that aircraft carrier for all the world to see. His campaign advisors will...
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Editorials
May 9, 2003McCarthyism’s stench The lid was pried opened this week on the Joe McCarthy archives. The files contain the transcripts of the secret proceedings conducted by Sen. Joseph McCarthy during his notorious anti-communist witch hunt in the...
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Bush policies erode civil rights
May 9, 2003WASHINGTON – As civil rights veterans gathered in Birmingham, Ala., May 3-4 to celebrate their victory 40 years ago over Police Chief Bull Connor’s attack dogs and fire hoses, a report released by the Leadership Conference...
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Letters
May 7, 2003A lot of zeros I guess I had some free time on my hands today. I was reading the announcement that Bethlehem Steel received the go-ahead to cancel its insurance coverage for retirees and their dependents,...
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Editorials
May 7, 2003The 2004 election season is here The 2004 elections are 19 months away, but the Karl Rove political machine is already grinding ahead as if the election is a domestic form of preemptive war. Bush’s political...
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