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The estate tax hoax
October 14, 2005The “American” way of life hangs in the balance. The threat: Terrorism? Hurricanes? Disease? Drought? No. The repeal of what helped make the U.S. the “land of the free to pursue your place”: the estate tax....
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And the public yawned
October 14, 2005If George W. Bush’s speech last week to the National Endowment for Democracy were a Broadway play, it would’ve closed after opening night: All but his most slavish supporters panned it, and the general public yawned....
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New court nominee needed
October 14, 2005Maybe Bush and his in-group thought they could slide Harriet Miers onto the Supreme Court with nobody asking questions. But it seems some of his far-right backers aren’t following the script. Right-wing flacks George Will and...
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Breaking the grip of Big Oil
October 14, 2005The day after President Bush advised Americans to deal with skyrocketing gas prices by avoiding unnecessary driving, he flew to New Orleans for a photo-op, burning up about 11,437 gallons of jet fuel, worth over $24,000....
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Bushs cross-county motorcade to promote less driving
October 14, 2005200-vehicle convoy sends conservation message, president says Hoping to send a powerful message about energy conservation, President George W. Bush said today that he would embark on an historic cross-country motorcade to promote less driving. “The...
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