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We publish a newspaper every two weeks titled The Spark.
Issue no. 769 — February 27 - March 13, 2006
Editorial
Editorial: Civil war in Iraq: Made in the USA
Pages 2-3
Mardi Gras amid the corpses in New Orleans
Michigan State: Proposed budget is an empty gesture
Corporations – whining about taxes
Taking workers’ concessions, delivering them to shareholders
Criminal co-conspirators: Oil bosses and the politicians
Maryland state: Utilities – no limit to their greed!
Pages 4-5
Afghanistan: A state on emergency life support . . . and under occupation
Italy: “Rape is less severe . . . when the woman isn’t a virgin” – so say five male judges
Poland: A mother blinded by reactionary religion and the rule of money
United States: Oppose the attempt of a reactionary religious minority to outlaw abortion!
United States: Who could possibly object to a vaccine that would save lives?
Mexican coal mining disaster: Company halts rescue efforts with coal miners trapped inside
Pages 6-7
California prison riots: A result of deteriorating conditions – in prisons and outside
Page 8
Open attacks by former officials multiply against the Bush administration