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Tort reform means victims cant sue
February 25, 2005OPINIONS Corporate lobbyists have invented another new “crisis.” It’s called “lawsuit abuse,” a big money effort to call attention to the “frivolous lawsuit crisis.” If you don’t know what a “frivolous” lawsuit is, think of the...
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Stop CAFTA, the latest corporate-led trade deal
February 25, 2005OPINIONS The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) involves the United States along with six other countries and is the latest corporate-led trade deal promoted by the U.S. government. Congress is expected to vote on CAFTA...
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Regaining my humanity
February 25, 2005OPINIONS I was deployed to Iraq in April 2003 and returned home for a two-week leave in October. Going home gave me the opportunity to put my thoughts in order and to listen to what my...
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EDITORIALS
February 25, 2005Glad-handing is not enough Grinning and glad-handing every prime minister who crossed his path, President George W. Bush crisscrossed Europe last week, seeking to repair U.S.-European relations wrecked by his pre-emptive war on Iraq. The president...
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Battle over tsunami relief: Indian women challenge systemic inequality
February 25, 2005TAMIL NADU, India — “The sea was like boiling milk. But after the first wave, it was like boiling milk with rice in it, from the sediment the sea churned up,” said the man from the...
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