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A world of light and darkness
October 10, 2003Opinion Recently, news of a blackout hit the world press: the giant blackout that affected more than 50 million people in the northeastern USA and Canada. It lasted more than 24 hours, paralyzing transportation, causing massive...
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A new beginning for WTO after Cancun
October 10, 2003Opinion Forget the spin you have been reading in the papers about the “failure” of the World Trade Organization meeting in Cancun. It was one of the most successful international meetings in years because it redefined...
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Aborting rights
October 10, 2003Opinion President Bush may soon sign legislation that bans abortions – with no exception for the mother’s health – and would jail doctors for providing what is in some cases life-and-death reproductive health care to women...
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New Yorks non-partisan election scam
October 3, 2003Opinion New York City is now debating a proposal for “nonpartisan” elections for City Council. What is a nonpartisan election system? Essentially, candidates run for office unaffiliated, that is to say, their names appear on the...
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Why theres no peace in Palestine
October 3, 2003Opinion On Sept. 13, 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat signed a Declaration of Principles on the White House lawn, heralding the beginning of the Oslo peace process. Ten...
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