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October 24, 2002
Saddam Hussein’s Election Victory
Unanimous is what the vote count was.
He didn't miss a voter, to our knowledge.
The triumph his, he now remains in charge,
Unless he lost in the Electoral College.Calvin Trillin
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October 10, 2002
Lula’s Back in Town
On October 6 Brazilian voters propelled Workers' Party candidate Luiz Inácio da Silva, or "Lula," as he is known, one step closer to the presidency of the second-most-populous country in
Mark Weisbrot
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October 3, 2002
Blair, the Go-Between
When Tony Blair rose to address a packed House of Commons on Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, Albert Finney had just won an Emmy for his performance as Winston Churchill in The
Maria Margaronis
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September 26, 2002
There’s No, No In Your Eyes
As Sung to Saddam Hussein by George W. Bush
(With apologies to Eddy Howard, and anybody who becomes collateral damage)
Calvin Trillin
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September 26, 2002
Marking a Massacre
A recent anniversary passed by without receiving much notice in the mainstream media.
Roane Carey
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September 11, 2002
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July 18, 2002
Our Gang in Venezuela?
The National Endowment for Democracy has been busy--and far from alone.
David Corn
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June 27, 2002
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June 13, 2002
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June 13, 2002