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Rich will be richer, rest will become sicker

January 7, 2005 By David Lawrence

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) were created as part of the Medicare drug legislation. The Bush administration has promoted this concept as a magic bullet that will both rein in the cost of health care and broaden...

Call me by my name, not my number!

January 7, 2005

In 1940, I was looking for work. The war in Europe increased the demand for American products but jobs were still hard to get. Finally, I landed a job at Dictograph, a machine shop in Long...

WORLDNOTES

January 7, 2005

China-Venezuela: Trade pact signed During Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’ state visit to China late last year, the two countries concluded trade agreements expected to increase trade between them to almost $3 billion in 2005. Chinese firms...

Puerto Ricos voters defeat pro-statehood candidate

January 7, 2005

The election for the governorship of Puerto Rico was decided just in time for the swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 2. Anibal Acevedo Vila obtained 48.4 percent of the vote, beating former governor Pedro Rosselló, who got...

Cuba builds up defenses and alliances

January 7, 2005

Ricardo Alarcon, president of Cuba’s National Assembly, has repeatedly said that for the Bush administration to carry out its program of returning Cuba to its capitalist past, the U.S. military would have to invade. The ensuing...