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Nothing the matter with buying lovely new things; it's the invasive verbal hype that interferes with personal judgment and turns the happy effort into an embarrassing burden.
Nothing's wrong with buying new things; it's the talking that interferes with personal judgment and turns the effort into a burden.
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Judging from the responses to our exchange, we've skipped over some of the issues important to most people, so perhaps we should go over dialects before we return to some recent headlines.
We have skipped over some of the issues important to most people, so we should go over dialects before we return to some recent headlines.
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Out of deference to the pope, the state of Missouri postponed something until after he left St. Louis and returned to Rome.
Missouri postponed something until after the pope left St. Louis and returned to Rome.
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The Clinton/Netanyahu talks lead at the New York Times . USA Today goes with the finding that Theodore Kacszynski is legally competent to stand trial, which is also the top national story at the LAT .
The Clinton/Netanyahu talks lead at the NYT. USA Today and LAT go with the finding that Theodore Kacszynski is legally competent to stand trial.
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One very important factor that Emily Yoffe ("") leaves out in all the comparisons among diets in China, Africa, and America is genetic/ethnic background.
Emily Yoffe leaves out genetic/ethnic background when comparing diets in China, Africa and America.
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Please understand that Federal Regulations prohibit FAA personnel, XXXX Airlines, and all other air carriers from sharing specific information regarding this program with the public.
The Federal Regulations prohibit FAA personnel, XXXX Airlines, and all other air carriers from sharing specific information.
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But don't get me wrong: I much prefer the addition of a flat-out gangster to the cast than yet another annoying woman (uh oh, am I in trouble now?)
I much prefer the addition of a gangster to the cast than another annoying woman (am I in trouble now?)
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And on the subject of George W., did he, I wonder, watch John McNaughton's film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer before commuting Henry Lee Lucas' death sentence?
Did George W. watch Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer before commuting Henry Lee Lucas' death sentence?
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5. "A bus-stop ad for a personal-injury lawyer here in Brooklyn tells potential clients to call this number: '1-877-I-CAN-SUE .' Doesn't Matlock have that on his business card, too?"
A bus-stop ad tells people to call: '1-877-I-CAN-SUE .' "Doesn't Matlock have that on his business card, too?"
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Re: the little league story, I am never surprised by the lengths we go in the name of sports, which I do not follow closely, making me a bad lesbian, I guess.
I'm never surprised by what we do in the name of sports, which I don't follow closely, making me a bad lesbian.
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The Wall Street Journal "Work Week" column reports, "In a survey of 1,000 adults, 46% said they would move next door to their in-laws for a 50% pay raise."
The Wall Street Journal reports that of 1000 surveyed, 46% would move next to their in-laws for a 50% pay raise.
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How could anyone with all mental faculties intact believe that ? Good God, anyone can see that "his" purse does not match "his" outfit.
How could anyone sane believe that? Anyone can see that "his" purse does not match "his" outfit.
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On Monday an ad for yet another penile enlargement clinic ran in the New York Times . I believe the masthead now displays the slogan "The newspaper of record and small penises."
An ad for another penile enlargement clinic ran in the NY Times. The masthead displays "The newspaper of record and small penises."
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4) Increased revenue potential may also be realized by leveraging existing Microsoft Money technologies to create direct-debit relationships between approved fashion vendors and Microsoft employees' stock accounts.
4) Revenue may rise by creating direct-debits between approved fashion vendors and Microsoft employees' stock accounts, using Microsoft Money technologies.
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(Editor's note: No response exploited the suffering of anyone afflicted with a dreadful disease; all targeted profit-making medicine, California foolishness and, of course, the surviving Gabor sisters, should there be any.)
(Editor's note: No response exploited anyone afflicted with a disease; all targeted profit-making medicine, CA foolishness and any surviving Gabor sisters.)
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This year of elections is almost enough to make one give up on democracy--or at least on the idea that democracies are inherently more committed to peace than other forms of government.
This election year is almost enough to make one give up on democracy, or the idea that democracies are more committed to peace than others.
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Geir Lundestad, director of the Nobel Institute, confirmed that 85 individuals and 33 organizations have been nominated for the prize, but he may not reveal particular names.
Geir Lundestad of the Nobel Institute, confirmed that 85 individuals and 33 organizations have been nominated for the prize.
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"Among certain corporate historians, there is an ideology that corporations are unfairly maligned and that they are less powerful than they are made out to be," says Professor Michael Pinto-Duchinsky of England's Brunel University.
"Corporate historians have an ideology that corporations are unfairly maligned & less powerful than they seem" says Professor Pinto-Duchinsky of England's Brunel University.
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In Michael Kinsley's "Ethics Upside Down," he notes that there are two possible reasons why conflict of interest is a bad thing for journalists:
Kinsley's "Ethics Upside Down" denotes two reasons why conflicts of interest are bad for journalists.
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I hope that we will have your support in this effort to make us more competitive and Seattle a real hub for media and entertainment.
I hope we have your support to make us more competitive for Seattle's media and entertainment.
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Have a nice day (a sincere wish, expressing my hope that the reproving tone of my missive will not tarnish your humor).
Have a nice day (a wish, expressing my hope that the tone will not tarnish your humor).
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Book -- The Courage to Stand Alone: Letters From Prison and Other Writings , by Wei Jingsheng, translated and edited by Kristina M. Torgeson;
Book -- The Courage to Stand Alone: Letters From Prison and Other Writings , by Wei Jingsheng.
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Prudie hopes the public prints are not becoming All Viagra, All The Time, but with that said, let her thank you for a heartfelt and thoughtful letter from someone for whom medication has proved a boon.
Even though Prudie hopes that Viagra will not be taking over print ads, she wants to thank you for your heart felt letter on its benefits.
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3) The rise of black urban politics destroyed the big city machines the Mafia once depended upon to carry out its rackets.
3) The rise of black urban politics destroyed what the Mafia used to perform its rackets.
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Even if you're not an Oil of Olay model--and I find that hard to believe--I would hope that you would never be caught farther than 15 feet from a Town Car.
Even if you're not an Oil of Olay model, I'd hope that you're never caught farther than 15 feet from a Town Car.
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Also in Newsweek , a package of articles cheers the capture of Pol Pot--"the last monster of the 20 th century"--but notes that Cambodia is still corrupt, lawless, and scarred by Pol Pot's genocide.
Also in Newsweek, articles cheer the capture of Pol Pot, "the last monster of the 20th century," but notes the effects still felt by his genocide.
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8. REPUBLICAN TAX CUTS TO BENEFIT WEALTHY, MONKEYS Brushing aside the warnings of Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan and the widely accepted research of Jane Goodall, House Republicans pushed ahead with ...
REPUBLICAN TAX CUTS TO BENEFIT WEALTHY, MONKEYS Brushing aside the warnings of Greenspan and the research of Goodall, House Republicans pushed ahead with
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c) So, when I received Krugman's letter shortly after Complexity came out, I was puzzled: He was complaining that I hadn't referenced others in the increasing-returns field--Paul Krugman among them--although I had explicitly done so.
When I received Krugman's letter after Complexity came out, I was puzzled. He complained that I hadn't referenced others in the increasing-returns field even though I had.
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Should I make a pest of myself and keep telling my friends that I live in Wales, not England, or should I just shrug it off?
Should I keep telling my friends I live in Wales, not England, or just shrug it off?
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Like the GOP plan, Clinton wanted to take a big chunk of savings from Medicare providers--doctors and hospitals--by cutting back payments to them.
Like the GOP plan, Clinton wanted to take a chunk of savings from Medicare providers by cutting back payments.
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But looked at in the terms the White House uses today, Clinton was proposing cuts in Medicare spending beyond the $270 billion Republicans dared propose.
Clinton was proposing cuts in Medicare spending beyond the $270 billion Republicans dared propose.
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Actually, our list does provide one more, far more practical, service: It should serve as grave warning to anyone who is even remotely contemplating writing a book on the fate of the environment.
The most practical service on our list: It should serve as a warning to anyone who is writing a book on the fate of the environment.
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And the fictional Winnie-the-Pooh was named for the real bear, a bear born in Canada who never relinquished his Canadian citizenship.
Winnie-the-Pooh was named for the real bear born in Canada who never relinquished his citizenship.
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Everybody goes inside with a fresh shift in the demographics of AIDS: The majority of gay men being diagnosed with the disease are now either black or Hispanic.
The demographics of AIDS: The majority of gay men being diagnosed with the disease are now either black or Hispanic.
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The New York Times calls the Reno decision a "potential turning point" in that "until now, the investigation buffeting the administration had swirled around the Oval Office but had not touched Clinton personally.
NY Times calls Reno's decision a "turning point" in that the investigation had swirled around the Oval Office but had not touched Clinton.
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4) Since most major airports are located around large bodies of water, both air crews and aircraft are certified with airworthiness certificates based on evacuation procedures that include water landings.
4) Since most airports are located near water, both air crews and aircraft have certificates based on evacuation procedures that include water landings.
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Mitch McConnell: If you're going to call the Senate corrupt, if you're going to call the members of the Senate corrupt, you need to prove it.
Mitch McConnell: If you call the Senate corrupt, if you call the members corrupt, you need to prove it.
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Social Security survivor benefits --and spousal benefits under other federal programs such as veterans' pensions --apply only to a legal spouse, not to an unmarried partner.
Social Security survivor benefits, and spousal benefits under other federal programs, do not apply to an unmarried partner.
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In short, the success of macroeconomic activism, in both theory and practice, has made it possible for free market microeconomics to survive--again both in theory and in practice.
The success of macroeconomic activism has made it possible for free market microeconomics to survive in both theory and practice.
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Comical misogyny, like that underpinning today's question, comes in a variety of forms, none more impressive than The Man Show , a beer-fueled, bikini-clad exercise in frat-boy reassurance that debuts this week on Comedy Central.
Comical misogyny, comes in a variety of forms, none more impressive than The Man Show, a beer-fueled exercise in frat-boy reassurance that debuts on Comedy Central.
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I guess that pushed to the wall, I would choose school choice, if only because schools have suffered from the same kind of stifling bureaucratic climate that has so hindered so many public services.
I would choose school, schools have suffered from being hindered by public service.
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The evidence also includes strongly corroborative statements made to me by two of Jones' friends, complete with tellingly detailed, seamy specifics remarkably consistent with Jones' allegations.
The evidence includes statements made to me by two of Jones' friends, complete with specifics remarkably consistent with Jones' allegations.
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I cannot recall a more gratuitous grouse than Sarah Kerr's questioning, in an otherwise estimable piece, of the "reader-friendliness" of the Library of America's Gertrude Stein volumes ("What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate").
I can't recall a more gratuitous grouse than Sarah Kerr's questioning, in an estimable piece, of the "reader-friendliness" of the Library of America's Gertrude Stein volumes.
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Now, if I were chatting with Al Gore outside that movie theater on Connecticut Avenue at this moment, we'd be stuck in a massive snowdrift.
Al Gore and I would be stuck in a snowdrift if we were outside that Connecticut Avenue theater now.
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A French woman in the United States who broke several ribs in a car accident reportedly healed when she wore a Mother Teresa medallion around her neck.
A woman who broke several ribs in a car accident reportedly healed when she wore a Mother Teresa medallion.
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and once in a whorehouse while waiting for a friend of mine to finishI examined the madam on the kitchen table; and I spent Sunday at either the Serbian Club
Once in a whorehouse while waiting. I examined the madam on the kitchen table; and I spent Sunday at the Serbian Club.
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Clearly I have no answers, but a suggestion: Look at the global picture and step down from ideological and judgmental postures onto the plane of common sense and compassion.
Look at the global picture and step down from ideological and judgmental postures onto the plane of common sense and compassion.
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Because you can count on a proliferation of Lewinsky-related sites in the days to come, you may want to bookmark this one, which compiles Lewinsky links ranging from news reports to idiotic jokes.
Bookmark this site of Lewinksy links ranging from news repots to idiotic jokes for future reference.
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"There are people who talk a lot," observes a third participant (Monica Lewinsky's lawyer William H. Ginsburg), "and as part of that scenario, peccadilloes, they may tell fibs, lies, exaggerations, oversell."
Monica Lewinsky's lawyer William H. Ginsberg observed that many people gossip and spread rumors.
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Chatterbox has also learned that Currie once told friends President Clinton and his wife lead such separated lives that the president only learned Hillary was testifying before Starr's grand jury when he saw it on TV!
Chatterbox learned that the Clintons lead such separate lives that the president learned Hillary was testifying before Starr's grand jury when he saw it on TV!
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: Obviously nobody knows, but Moore and Bailey both grudgingly admitted that the evidence for global warming has grown since 1980.
Moore and Bailey admitted that evidence for global warming has grown since 1980.
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The sound belongs at a railroad crossing in Kankakee, near the fatal Amtrak crash in Bourbonnais, Ill., said a local resident.
Sounds belongs to railroad in Kankakee, near the fatal Amtrak crash in Bourbonnais, IL.
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This quiz is based on news articles abstracted in this week's issue of Philanthropy News Digest . To view the full abstracts, go to the Digest .
This quiz is based on this week's issue of Philanthropy News Digest. To view in full, go to the Digest.
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It was said with wry humor, and Prudie felt about as tall as a toadstool and will never again be careless in her address, which is, after all, what you're after, isn't it?
Prudie felt as tall as a toadstool and will never again be careless in her address.
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A gap-toothed old woman yelped that the federal government is "getting boxcars prepared with some kind of leg irons in 'em to fasten you into place to ship you to concentration camps."
An old woman yelped the government is "getting boxcars prepared with leg irons in 'em to ship you to concentration camps".
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By way of introducing our subject--providing for the material needs of a baby--a caveat: Whatever it is, you don't need it.
The caveat is whatever is introduced to provide material needs of a baby, you don't need it.
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Comment : I can't prove it, but I suspect that an early draft included fifth answer: "attacked by dinosaurs just 800 years ago."
Comment: I suspect an early draft included: "attacked by dinosaurs just 800 years ago."
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Without actually viewing them, Chatterbox can't comment on whether or not these are great paintings, but we are prepared to judge these works by their titles:
Chatterbox can't comment on whether or not these are great paintings, but we're prepared to judge these works by title.
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5."I don't think we should begin bombing unless and until the Serbs really begin a very significant massacre against the people in Kosovo."
Unless the Serbs begin a massacre against the people in Kosovo, we should not begin bombing.
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to sing like the thrush from the deepest partof the understory, territorial,carnal, thorn-at-the-throat, or flutelikein order to make one sobering sound.
To sing like thrush from deepest part of understory order to make one sobering sound.
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Novak's own apology is, no doubt, unrelated to a letter-writing campaign to his employer--the Chicago Sun-Times --mounted by the black community.
Novak's own apology is unrelated to a campaign to his employer--the Chicago Sun-Times-by the black community.
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"I haven't been able to entertain you very often in the past," McCain shot back, rolling his eyes and giggling some more.
"I haven't been able to entertain you very often in the past," McCain giggled.
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An opinion from a three-judge panel from the 11 th circuit allows students to conduct organized prayers in school as long as they don't actively proselytize, and as long as school personnel have no direct role.
A three-judge panel from the 11th circuit allows students to conduct organized prayers in school as long as they don't recruit or involve personnel.
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Bush got a playful French kiss from Anna Nicole Smith at the annual World's Biggest Boob Relay Race at the Texas State Fair"-- Brooke Saucier
"Bush got a kiss from Anna Smith at the World's Biggest Boob Race at the Texas fair. - Brook Saucier
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Question: Is it sloppy writing or just paranoia that leads the WSJ to state that "for years," Microsoft has required personal computer makers that license Windows 95 to also install Internet Explorer?
Question: Is it paranoia that leads WSJ to state that Microsoft has required computer makers that license Windows 95 to install Internet Explorer?
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(Note: "Life and Art" is an occasional column that compares fiction, in various media, with the real-life facts it is ostensibly based on.)
Note: "Life and Art" is a column that compares fiction with real life facts.
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"That clipping, Mister Kearny, that's the problem.People get very nervous around somebodywho's killed somebody--no matter why he killed them.Now maybe that's unfair, but if you thinkabout it I'm sure you'll understand it's true."
"People get very nervous around somebody whose killed somebody; no matter why he killed them. Now maybe that's unfair, but I'm sure you'll understand it's true."
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In the Jewish tradition, this sardonic remark is intended to comfort a person who is grieving over having made a serious mistake.
In Jewish tradition, this remark is meant to help a person unhappy over making a serious mistake.
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Books -- A Fan's Notes , by Frederick Exley, and Misfit: The Strange Life of Frederick Exley , by Jonathan Yardley;
A Fan's Notes (F. Exley); Misfit: The Strange Life of Frederick Exley (J. Yardley)
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Although I could flag numerous other fundamental errors, I think that these should be enough to make my point that Easterbrook's opinion of European "telecoms and communication bureaucrats" is far from the truth.
I could flag numerous other fundamental errors, but I think that these should be enough to make my point that Easterbrook's opinion is far from the truth.
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The WP off-leads yesterday's 11 percent drop-off in AOL's stock price, significant, notes the paper, because AOL plans to purchase Time Warner with its stock.
AOL's 11% drop in stock price is significant because AOL plans to purchase Time Warner, says WP.
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1) It would shock no one and disappoint few to find out that Clinton and Lewinsky did have an affair despite his earlier claims.
No one was shocked or surprised to learn Clinton had an affair with Lewinsky.
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If you're suffering such qualms, you're probably the sort of person who doesn't appreciate the ample benefits telephone and airline deregulation have brought.
If you have qualms, you probably dont appreciate the benefits telephone and airline deregulation have brought.
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On the other hand, the pay is terrific, notes researcher Miriam Kleinman, who works the other side of the street for a class-action law firm: "Some of those people have limousines picking them up."
On the other hand, the pay is terrific, notes researcher Miriam Kleinman "Some of those people have limousines picking them up."
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Yeah, in a parking lot he's dead, bent over the trunk of a Trans Am, face smeared against the rear window.
He's dead in a parking lot, bent over a car's trunk, face against the window.
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"He is one of the real hopes that the Republican Party has of regaining control of the United States," said the mayor in his characteristic military style.
"He is one of the real hopes that the Republican's have of regaining control of the United States," said the mayor.
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BRADLEY [ Yo Sam, thanks for overplaying your hand, as usual, with rudeness ] : Well enough to answer this question the way I want to answer it.
Bradley [thanked Sam for his rudeness]: Well enough to answer this question the way I want to answer it.
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cores the dawn clouds with concentric radiance,the breadfruit opens its palms in praise of the bounty, bois-pain , tree of bread, slave food, the bliss of John Clare,
cores the dawn clouds with radiance, the breadfruit opens its palms in praise of the bounty, the bliss of John Clare
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A. "A chance to gape at a naked old man on a motorcycle lured millions of Americans to movie theaters this weekend for Waking Ned Devine ."
A chance to gape at a naked old man on a motorcycle lured millions to theaters for Waking Ned Devine.
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The WSJ "Work Week" column notes a simple position taken by the National Association of Manufacturers that could encourage high school students to take their classes more seriously: use high-school transcripts more in hiring.
In the WSJ "Work Week", the National Association of Manufacturers state that using high-school transcripts in hiring could encourage students.
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multiplying whitecaps.Spray blows in well-marked streaks at six.In the foam-spewed rolling swell that takes a higher number, small and medium ships may be lost to view for a long time.
Whitecaps multiply, spray blows, foams spews and even medium ships may be lost from view in the rolling swell that takes a higher number.
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d) But, when I checked the published text, I was chagrined to discover that the critical passage mentioning Krugman wasn't there.
d) When I checked the published text, the critical passage mentioning Krugman wasn't there.
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1939: Lou Gehrig Has Lou Gehrig's Disease; "With My Name, I Figured It Was Only a Matter of Time," Says Yankee First Baseman
1939: Lou Gehrig Has Lou Gehrig's Disease; He said with his name it was only a matter time.
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When asked by Diaz whether Blevens still plays an active role in Metabolife, Ellis says he hasn't for "almost a year."
When asked if Blevens still plays a role in Metabolife, it was stated he hasn't.
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6. BANGLADESH POLICE CAPTURE DRUG-DEALING MONKEYS Bangladeshi police said on Monday they had captured two monkeys trained to deliver drugs to addicts in the capital Dhaka.
Bangladeshi police caught two trained drug delivery monkeys on Monday in the capital of Dhaka.
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The WP and LAT fronts describe how, within the past eleven days, computer hackers have broken into unclassified Pentagon networks to examine and possibly alter payroll and personnel data.
The WP and LAT fronts describe how, hackers have broken into unclassified Pentagon networks to examine and alter payroll and personnel data.
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The WP and NYT report that former Angolan rebels say their leader, Jonas Savimbi, ordered the shoot-down of two U.N. aircraft that crashed mysteriously on separate days just over a year ago, resulting in 22 deaths.
The WP & NYT report that the leader of former Angolan rebels, Jonas Savimbi, ordered the shooting of 2 U.N. aircrafts over a year ago, resulting in 22 deaths.
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I disagree strongly with columnist Jacob Weisberg's assertion in "Spin Out" that, by employing renowned attorney Robert Bennett to defend him against sexual harassment charges, President Clinton has lent credence to those charges.
I disagree with Weisberg's words in "Spin Out" that, by employing attorney Bennett to defend him against sexual harassment, Clinton has lent credence to those charges.
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Hotel Ballroom , produced by Paul Wolfe, Jeff Iorillo, Corey Stolberg, and Robert Gondell of Foote, Cone & Belding in San Francisco.
Hotel Ballroom, produced by Wolfe, Iorillo, Stolberg, and Gondell, Cone & Belding in San Francisco.
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Maine is one of 48 states--California and New Hampshire have opted out--spending the $50 million a year Congress allocates for abstinence education, with every $4 of federal money matched with $3 of state funds.
Maine is 1 of 48 states spending the $50 million a year Congress allows for abstinence education. Every $4 of federal cash is matched with $3 of state funds.
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I then followed up with this question, for which I make no apology because it corresponds with an obvious reality: "And if a child asks a baby boomer parent--'Well, did you?
I followed up with a question, for which I make no apology because it is reality: "If a kid asks a parent--'Well, did you?
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Some notes regarding the Katha Pollitt-Andrew Sullivan dialogue in "The Book Club" about my new anthology Unauthorized Freud: Doubters Confront a Legend :
Notes of Katha Politt-Andrew Sullivan in "The Book Club" about Unauthorized Freud: Doubters Confront a Legend.
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Also in the New Republic , Jefferson-mania continues: A long book review celebrates the third president as a "great democrat," albeit a slave-owning one.
Jefferson-mania occurs in the New Republic: It celebrates the president as a "great democrat", albeit slave-owning.
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During tonight's Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire, Gary Bauer criticized his fellow conservative Republican Alan Keyes for flinging himself into a mosh pit to the music of Rage Against the Machine.
Alan Keyes was criticized by fellow republican Gary Bauer for jumping into a Rage Against the Machine mosh pit, during the presidential debate.
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7. Don't pay attention to the commercials, the squeakiness of the basketball court, the spitting in the dugout, the sweating, or fluids of any kind.
Don't pay attention to commercials, squeaking of the basketball court, spitting, sweating, or any other fluids.
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The WSJ "Washington Wire" reports that 32 percent of the benefits of the Clinton-approved tax bill flow to the top 1 percent of earners and 78 percent go to the top 20 percent.
32 percent of benefits of the Clinton tax bill flow to the top 1 percent of earners and 78 percent go to the top 20 percent.
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The NYT and WP both run stories inside reporting that in an interview with a conservative talk show host, Trent Lott called homosexuality a sin, like alcoholism, kleptomania and sex addiction.
The NYT and WP both run stories reporting that in an interview with a talk show host, Trent Lott called homosexuality a sin.
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1999: UPN's potential breakout hit, Shasta McCrackhead , is tamed into the disastrously dull Shasta McNasty . Look where it is in the ratings now.
UPN's potential hit, Shasta McCrackhead, is tamed into the dull Shasta McNasty; just look at the ratings.
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6. Meet Joe Black (All blurbs for News Quiz on the Slate Table of Contents this week are inexplicable praise for this movie.)
Meet Joe Black (All blurbs for News Quiz on the Slate Table of Contents.)
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And in case Readme succumbs to the holiday spirit and fails to appear for a couple of weeks, best holiday wishes and thanks to our readers from all of us at Slate .
In case Readme does not appear for a couple of weeks, best holiday wishes and thanks to our readers from all at Slate.
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