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Anti-war murmur grew with little press coverage By Tim Gallagher March 9, 2003 'The first casualty when war comes is truth," Sen. Hiram Johnson said in 1917. This time, however, the truth was wounded before the first missile was fired. This time, it was the news media that did not tell the truth. Now that we have the perspective of a few months it is obvious that the news media was very slow to recognize and report the burgeoning number of Americans who opposed war with Iraq, at least until a stronger case for war is built. The typical wartime...

Cannabis economy brings in £11bn Cannabis smokers just want to stay on the sofa and snack, spending hours engrossed in home entertainment. Red Bull and smoothies, 'Munchie' snacks such as Mars bars and Haribo jellies. Pizza chains. Video stores. Games consoles. Multichannel TV. And what scares them... Shiny, noisy places with too many choices such as Starbucks and McDonald's High-alcohol drinks and strong lagers such as Stella Artois Pubs with bouncers on the door: Businesses alerted to huge profits as study shows dope users have money to burn Ben Summerskill Sunday February 2, 2003 The Observer The stock market is...

President Bush and First Lady Laura continued their New Year's vacation in Crawford, Texas today. Bush gave his last Saturday radio address of the year and used the opportunity to share the successes as well as goals for the year ahead.