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Progressive holiday gift ideas
December 14, 2007Get your mind into the holiday spirit of giving with a great mantra for progressives the world over: “What happens to the beast if you don’t feed it?” But, if you must shop, patronize/matronize your neighborhood...
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12,000 in Bali confront climate crisis
December 14, 2007The UN-sponsored Bali conference that wound up Dec. 14 in Indonesia laid the basis for negotiations for an international agreement to follow the Kyoto Protocol, due to expire in 2012. While there are many sharp disagreements,...
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Cold, soaring costs put people in deep freeze
December 14, 2007President Scrooge: ‘Let them shiver’ PARIS, Maine — It is freezing cold and the countryside here in the “Down East” state is blanketed in snow. As home heating prices double or triple, low- and middle-income families...
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We are not the enemy
December 14, 2007Book Review I have always enjoyed Bill Cosby on television - even the stand-up acts that were recorded before I was born. His ability to tackle complex issues in a humorous way always sparked healthy discussion...
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Intelligence report a setback for Bush threats vs. Iran
December 13, 2007The Dec. 3 release of the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate, stating that Iran stopped nuclear weapons-related testing in 2003 and has likely not restarted, has weakened the Bush administration’s position, making a U.S. attack on Iran...
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