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Fact of the Week

**Fact of the Week**
The Republican Party has found yet another way to show that it trusts its own voters: when in doubt, push challengers to the insiders' favored candidates aside. In North Carolina, the party elite support the Senate campaign of longtime Kansas resident Elizabeth Dole. At a party fundraiser in March, they publicized Dole's speech and forbade Republican rivals Ada Fisher and Jim Snyder from speaking. In Massachusetts, Republican party officials forced Acting Governor Jane Swift to disband her campaign for a full term, and even forced her running mate, Patrick Guerriero, to step down as well. Sources: Charlotte Observer, 26 March 2002; Boston Globe, 19 March 2002.

The Enron Nine: A class-action lawsuit names nine premier financial institutions with defrauding investors in Enron stock (William Greider, The Nation).
US Media Interests: Champions of Profit, Propaganda, and Puffery: Who owns the media determines in large part what the media says (John Stanton and Wayne Madsen, Counterpunch).
Diplomacy US Style: The removal of the head of the agency combatting chemical weapons shows George Bush's contempt for cooperation (George Monbiot, Manchester Guardian).
No Shame: Even though his wife is on the Enron board of directors, Phil Gramm continually hinders legislation related to the company (Michele Chihara, The American Prospect).
Log Cabin to White House? Not Any More: America can no longer justifiably claim to be the land of opportunity (Will Hutton, London Observer).
Once Upon a Time in Jenin: Nearly half of the Palestinian dead in Jenin were civilians, and Israel is trying to cover up atrocities (Justin Huggler and Phil Reeves, The Independent).
Venezuela Country Representative M/OP-02-928: Read between the lines of this job posting and judge for yourself what the United States is doing in Venezuela (United States Agency for International Development).

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