Two Episodes of Banana Republicanism
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As a lifelong resident of Louisiana, the U.S. state that gave us  Huey Long and  David Duke, I have always  taken comfort in the fact that my home state is an island  of insanity in a country that mostly gets it right.    But lately I recognize some disturbingly familiar trends on  the national scene.  Listen if you will to the tale of two  elections, and decide for yourself if the USA as a whole is  turning into Louisiana.
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CREWE Alexandraâs efforts to prolong the culinary theme of the week by hurling a banana skin at Manchester United fell apart last night and, as a gallant Dario Gradi disappeared to share
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There have been some rumors floating around lately about an RNC ad that is being sent to people living in the Bible Belt about how 'liberals' want to "ban the Bible" (what that really means, I don't know, but there you have it).  It ain't a rumor folks, this is U.S. Presidential Campaign 2004, at its finest.
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An important part of President Bush's second-term plans went slightly off the rails during an inauguration week that ran pretty much on time.
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- When Sandro Batista smashed his banana truck into a tree in April, leaving him with two hideously shattered legs and a broken arm, his orthopedic surgeon sent his sister shopping.
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President Bush has his second term. Republicans are firmly in control of the House and the Senate. It's no wonder the oft-repeated adjective for Democrats is "dispirited."
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Having read Professor Firmage's diatribe against our president, I suggest he get a grip on his ivory walls.  Nikki Grace  Cottonwood Heights  (c) 2006 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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Here are the three things you need to know about the Republican presidential race.
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Rajiv Josephâs new play, about the overthrow of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan by the military in 1977, is so timely that daily headlines have made sick jokes of some of its lines.
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We need not be deceived by Chiquita. After reading Jenn Abelson's article, it occurred to me that this company is simply trying to improve its profits ("Yes, we have one banana," March 7). But as somewhat conscious consumers, we should not take this article as an advertisement. If we want to buy single bananas, we do not need Chiquita's new ...
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BUKAVU, Congo -- One evening four months ago, a soft-spoken 18-year-old named Aziza was selling bananas in the Bukavu market when some UN peacekeepers summoned her to their car. Aziza went over thinking they wanted to buy fruit, but was persuaded to engage in a different kind of transaction.
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Two new books offer correctives to evasions and distortions of the Riefenstahl myth.
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Two Fools duel over the candidates' economic policies.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 28 (IPS) - Developing countries have hit back at proposed   changes to the European Union's banana regime.
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The postapocalyptic fantasy âJerichoâ has returned for a second season more pungent and more pointed than its first.
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One Republican senator described his house painter as a "little Guatemalan man." Another called an Indian man a "macaca," a type of monkey.
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This show is an entertaining but sometimes too earnest primer about the politics of food.