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Updated 2/2/2004; 1:34:34 PM

Tuesday, January 13, 2004

Big Box or Bust. In its soft-focus ads, Wal-Mart tries to look like nirvana for black people. But its low wages and anti-union policies aren't helping needy communities. [AlterNet]
1:42:33 PM    comment []

Major rifts dog Americas summit. Leaders from 34 American nations are divided on how to tackle the region's deepening poverty at the summit in Mexico.  [BBC News | World | Americas | UK Edition]
1:36:38 PM    comment []

Greenspan Calm on Trade Gap, Dollar (Reuters). Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Tuesday appeared calm about the massive U.S. trade deficit, saying it should cause neither financing problems nor inflation from a falling dollar. [Yahoo! News - Business]
1:25:50 PM    comment []


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