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Monday, March 24, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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So insensitive
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THEY come in the wee hours of the morning, without ample warning, as
we’re in our homes fast asleep after a long week at work. We’re
not talking about thieves in the night, but they might as well be,
considering how much they take away from our hard-earned incomes.
Since the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation
Act took effect more than a decade ago—and especially lately with
the record crude prices worldwide—retailers have been raising
prices at the pump when we are at our most vulnerable.
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
N D F E A T U R E S
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BIG
DEAL
By Dan Mariano
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Ping’s sting
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HOW could that have happened to Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson?
That was the question on everybody’s mind
following the dud of a testimony given by Leo San Miguel before the
Senate probe of the national broadband deal.
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OPEN
NOTEBOOK
By Random Jottings
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Easter musings at Baguio Country Club
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APART from the customary meditative aspect of Holy Week, quality
family time is another key aspect of this Lenten break.
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Now, back to our
favorite pastime
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NOW that the Holy Week is over, it is back to the favorite pastime
of Pinoys—politics. Hey, do I give the drift that there was a
moratorium on politics during the Holy Week?
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Rancor poisons the
soul
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RODOLFO Lozada Jr. should heed the Pope.
I believe he told the truth about the ugly
things surrounding the ZTE NBN deal. I believe that Lozada was
kidnapped at the airport on his arrival from Hong Kong.
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Austria celebrates Karajan centenary
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VIENNA: Austria, which hosted Mozart’s 250th
birthday celebrations in 2006, is decking itself out this year for
another musical extravaganza—the 100th birthday of another famous
musical son, conductor Herbert von Karajan.
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ANALYSIS
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Taiwan-China set to resume
dialogue after Ma victory: experts
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TAIPEI: Taiwan’s president-elect Ma Ying-jeou
will likely have little problem kick-starting a promised new era in
relations with China, but analysts cautioned Sunday against
expecting too much too soon.
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