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<p><span class="style5">Thirst For Profit</span><br />
By Michele Simon<br />
<span class="style18">Issue 129, March - April 2005</span> </p>
<p class="style18"><p>While Coke and Pepsi rake in the bucks with school vending machines, our children pay the price—with their health.</p>
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