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t r u t h o u t | 07.02
Iran "Seriously Considering" New Nuclear Offer
http://www.truthout.org/article/iran-seriously-considering-new-nuclear-offer
Warren Strobel, of McClatchy Newspapers: "Iran's senior diplomat said
Tuesday
that Tehran was seriously considering a new offer from six world powers to
resolve the dispute over its nuclear program, and he praised the package
as
'constructive.'"
Palestinian Kills Three in Jerusalem Bulldozer Rampage
http://www.truthout.org/article/palestinian-kills-three-jerusalem-bulldozer-rampage
Ron Bousso, of Agence France-Presse: "A Palestinian man killed at least
three
people and wounded 45 more when he rammed a bulldozer into buses and cars
in
central Jerusalem on Wednesday before being shot dead by police."
Kennedy Leads Renewed Effort on Universal Health Care
http://www.truthout.org/article/kennedy-leads-renewed-effort-universal-health-care
Lisa Wangsness, of The Boston Globe: "Senator Edward M. Kennedy's office
has
begun convening a series of meetings involving a wide array of healthcare
specialists to begin laying the groundwork for a new attempt to provide
universal healthcare, according to participants."
Rick Shenkman | How Ignorant Are We?
http://www.truthout.org/article/how-ignorant-are-we
Rick Shenkman, of TomDispatch: "The voters choose ... but on the basis of
what? 'If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of
civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.' -- Thomas
Jefferson"
Arnaud Parienty | Why Europeans Continue to Say No to Europe
http://www.truthout.org/article/why-europeans-continue-say-no-europe
Writing in Alternatives Economiques, economic and social sciences
professor
Arnaud Parienty suggests, "The fundamental ambiguity of European
construction
resides in the answer to the following question: Is Europe a rampart
against -
or a relay for - untamed globalization?"
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