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Fact of the Week

**Fact of the Week**
The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a survey of schoolchildren 13 to 15 in 68 countries. The survey found that about 11 percent of the children in Latin America and the Caribbean were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative in 1999 and 2000. In Russia, it was 17 percent. In Jordan, it was 25 percent. Source: New York Times, 24 August 2001.

Yale, Slavery and Abolition: In the 1930s and 1960s, Yale University chose to name most of its colleges after slave owners and pro-slavery leaders (YaleSlavery.org).
The US and the Genocide in Rwanda: The United States government willfully ignored evidence of the Rwandan genocide as it was happening (National Security Archive).
Misery Will Last, Says Buffett: Warren Buffett predicts eight years of economic stagnation (Jane Martinson, The Guardian).
U. S. Plays Both Sides in Macedonia: The U.S. has been linked to arming and equipping both the rebels and the government in Macedonia (Arthur Neslen, Red Pepper).
Test Anxiety: Talks of resuming nuclear testing may obscure the Pentagon's more ominous plans (Jeffrey St. Clair, In These Times).
The Right is Left Bereft: Cheer up! The right wing is in trouble, not just in Britain, but everywhere (Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian).

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