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Fact of the Week

**Fact of the Week**
David Lange, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, has claimed that shortly after his government banned nuclear weapons from New Zealand territory in 1984, American vice president Dan Quayle threatened to have him "liquidated." Source: Daily Telegraph, 27 March 2002.

As Two Weak Men Act Tough, The Extremists Impose Their Will: Sharon and Arafat have let extremists rule the day in Israel and Palestine (Peter Beaumont, The Observer).
Speaking for the Young at Eighty-One: Dalton Camp, who died this month, was a staunch defender of the ideas of youth (Luke Eric Peterson, Rabble.ca).
Jews Rise Against Ashcroft War: Several mainstream Jewish organizations are speaking out against American military tribunals (Nat Hentoff, Village Voice).
Player One, Game Over: Only one thing could let Bush think of nuclear weapons as simply another strategic option (E. C. Fish, TheSpleen.com).
The Wimps of War: If the Democrats stand for anything in a time of rapidly expanding war, it's not clear what it is (Frank Rich, New York Times).
The Coming Collapse Of American Retirement: While American bosses earn gargantuan wages, most workers fear being poor in retirement (Nicholas von Hoffman, New York, Observer).
Walgreens Wants Teen to Change Site Name: Wallgreens.com is trying to get cigarettes out of Walgreens stores. Quick! Get Legal! (Cass Cliatt, Daily Herald (Illinois)).

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