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Fact of the Week

**Fact of the Week**
Philip Morris presented a report to the Czech government that argued that smoking helped the Czech Republic financially by killing off pensioners. Sources: New York Times.

Bush Wants to Dump Treaties: There is something about a treaty that the Bush administration doesn't like. (Helen Thomas, Hearst News Service).
Letterman Censors Ani DiFranco: Producers of David Letterman's show cancelled Ani DiFranco's appearance when she insisted on singing a song about racism (Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive online).
Exporting Corporate Control: A gold company with ties to the Bush family is trying to muzzle journalist Greg Palast (Joe Conason, Salon.com).
Bush the Radical: Bush is undermining the pillars of 50 years of American foreign policy (Anthony Lewis, New York Times).
What the Protesters in Genoa Want: The G8 leaders must listen, then act (Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, New York Times).
The Battle of Genoa: First-person report of the anti-globalization actions in Genoa (Walden Bello, The Nation Online).
Death in Genoa: Another first-person report of the anti-globalization actions in Genoa (Adam Porter, Mao Magazine).
Italia Independent Media Center: Up-to-the-minute news from Genoa.
Global Protest is a Force for Good: The G8 leaders must listen, then act (lead editorial, The Guardian).

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