Last Updated: Feb 19, 2001
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The Spark Newspaper
We publish a newspaper every two weeks titled The Spark.
Issue no. 651 — February 19 - March 5, 2001
Editorial
Editorial: Weapons of mass destruction... used by the U.S. against Iraq
Pages 2-3
Bush's proposed tax cuts: Another gift for the rich
Marc Rich: A big fish who swam away
Congress says it was "flimflammed"!
Estate taxes fall only on the very rich
DaimlerChrysler: Losses don't count when it comes to rewarding the stockholders
Different chairs, but the same music
Uncle Sam wants to check your tax return –if you're part of the "working poor"
Pages 4-5
Poverty in the former Soviet region
Israeli government faced by a rising Palestinian uprising
U.S. sub rams Japanese boat: Tax-payer funded joy ride for U.S. executives turns into tragedy
Pages 6-7
"Safe haven" laws: Part of a barbaric society
Government intervention to prevent airline mechanics strike
Murdered for taking a piece of meat
Maryland mystery: There is no gas shortage
Detroit School Board pays out 17 million dollars for a 6.4 million dollar piece of land