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Government Impotence And Corporate Rule

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER Many news reports about the Gulf oil catastrophe refer to it as a “spill.” Wrong. A spill is a minor “oops” – one accidentally spills milks, for example, and from childhood, we’re taught the old aphorism: “Don’t cry over spilt milk.” What’s in the Gulf isn’t milk and it wasn’t spilt. The […]

Taliban Wannabes

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BY EDWIN E. VINEYARD If I were a woman in Oklahoma, I would be mad as hell. If I were a history teacher, or even...

Ban The Burqa

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BY FROMA HARROP Belgium has banned the burqa, the head-to-toe veil worn in parts of the Muslim world. French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants his country to follow suit. What’s an open-minded person to think? The answer is, you have every right to regulate your world. Burqa-wearing is often forced upon women by men. By covering […]