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There's nothing in Pecker that isn't done more brilliantly--and more subversively--every week on Mike Judge's inspired cartoon series King of the Hill .
Mike Judge's King of the Hill is a brilliant and subversive cartoon series that always got excellent ratings.
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I should also say that while I love the idea that the universe is nothing but a mathematical model of itself, I've never met anyone else who found the idea of software without hardware even remotely plausible.
Everyone loves the idea that the universe is nothing but a mathematical model.
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Grisham is content with the simple and compelling observation that as a society we fail to treat the homeless with the dignity they deserve.
Grisham believes that we as a society have failed to give the less fortunate the dignity that they deserve.
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In 1897 he was in Moscow, staying at the Great Moscow Hotel, when he began to cough blood profusely.
The Great Moscow Hotel in Moscow is still standing.
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George Bush didn't ask permission to invade Panama in 1989.
The president invaded without warning.
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Anthony Hopkins plays the zillionaire communications baron whom Death enlists in the hope of understanding the human condition--an odd choice for a tour guide, since most people's condition doesn't involve personal helicopters, sprawling mansions on Long Island Sound, or Manhattan apartments that sport Olympic-size swi...
Anthony Hopkins plays a wealthy character
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In the film's account of Althea's 1987 bathtub death, Larry propels his wheelchair into the bathroom and tries to save her.
Larry could walk
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(Formerly the state sport was catching and returning runaway slaves.)
Runaway slaves were freed by the state.
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Coming after Don't Look Back , the superb cinema verite documentary D.A.
Both movies are nominated for awards.
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Mostly I just skim the retractions), and himself (I am so sorry ...
I was careful with the retractions.
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It works out to about 5 cents per lie.
each lie costs 5 cents.
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She studied the First Amendment with Tommie the Commie Emerson and was seen around the influential circle of Robert Borosage, later connected to the Institute for Policy Studies which promoted pro-Soviet movements in the Third World at the height of the renewed Cold War.
The institute for Policy Studies was involved in advertising pro-Soviet stances during the Cold War.
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The play is so wildly miscast and so haplessly misconceived that it is hard to figure out what its creators exactly had in mind, says the New York Times ' Brantley.
A columnist negatively critiqued a play.
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Get rid of all guns?
Get rid of all guns is a popular opinion held by a majority of people.
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(It's short indeed, going from Mesopotamia to medieval Burgundy to Nicole Simpson in 10 pages.)
Medieval Burgandy makes up 5 of the 10 pages.
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on Late Edition , citing the Serb surrender to the Dayton peace conference as an example.
The Dayton peace conference and the Serb surrender were important steps for Serbian peace.
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Later in the piece, Brill writes that Schmidt and another reporter declined all comment on their sources.
Schmidt refused to acknowledge any comments.
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Decay killed so many teeth that fancier problems seldom arose.
Decay affects few teeth
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In a celebrated case, Abraham Lincoln biographer Stephen Oates was said to have ripped off a widely read 1952 Lincoln biography by Benjamin Thomas.
Oates wrote a biography about Abe Lincoln.
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Nor is it the result of the benign policies of national governments, which are as callous and corrupt as ever.
National goverment policies do not harm.
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The original Seattleites--the NW Indians--have become so Californian they're Nevadans.
NW Indians are the original Seattleites.
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It may be more important to ask whether it's helped the people it was supposed to help, he began.
It's unknown whether the people who were supposed to receive the help actually did.
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TUMORS AND IS A TERMINAL ILLNESS.
The illness will lead to death.
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At once lush and frightening, Tout de Suite literally vibrates with intimations of Davis' future explorations beyond jazz.
Tout de Suite gives a clue about what Davis might do beyond jazz
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My favorite detail is the TV commercial where they pour out of the giant Bible.
A TV commercial involving a giant Bible is being remembered.
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But as Felix Frankfurter wrote in dissent, this distinction is silly.
Because Felix Frankfurter wrote every paragraph of his writings in opposition, there are those that feel the distinction is not worth exploring.
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It would be very interesting to perform the same experiment with, say, medical journals instead of economics journals.
The experiment was performed with economics journals.
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And good afternoon to you, too, President Reagan.
Reagan was the executive leader at the time that he was wished positive tidings in the time after noon.
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And then he published a triumphal scoop.
He was a good writer.
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The Nazi flag of the opening scene has become a Tibetan one, which they place on the summit.
They switched the flags for polical reasons.
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The Republican champion is Philip Morris, which gave $2,131,955.
Democrats got almost as much money from Phillip Morris as Republicans.
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That means, in turn, that it's hard to figure out whether a company will be profitable next year, let alone whether its stock price is going to double.
It's difficult to calculate if a company will do well financially next year.
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In his second week as press scourge, Steve Brill remains a hot topic.
Many are still discussing Steve Brill.
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Visually we wanted to create a little bit of hope, a transition to the rest of the spot and the HRC logo, which picks up and repeats the color.
Visually they wanted to create a sense of sadness.
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Hardly the act of a speculator in a casino.
Casino's are legal everywhere
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The show vainly leads each week with a high-minded story designed to appeal to good-government liberals.
The show is aimed to the likes of those on the left.
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Not only did it promote freedom more than any statesman or soldier did by creating CNN, faxes, and e-mail, but furthermore, Einstein's theory of relativity paved the way for a new relativism in morality, arts and politics, influencing James Joyce, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, and others.
Einstein had a theory on relativism.
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In short, the place made Bosch look like a Methodist picnic.
The place did not look like a Methodist picnic.
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Tripp protests that she made the tapes to protect herself because Lewinsky was pressuring her to lie in the Paula Jones case.
Tripp felt that without tapes, her side of the story may not be trusted.
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No offense meant.
The statement was objectively offensive.
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But these vouchers can't be the kind conservatives prefer, which are sharply limited in value so as to forestall real integration while directing tenants toward private-sector slums.
Conservatives prefer a different kind of voucher.
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Vouchers need to be worth enough to afford real avenues of escape.
Only vouchers that have a high value can lead to an avenue of escape.
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The substantive issue at stake is hard news vs. soft Each network is accusing the others of going soft in pursuit of ratings.
Ratings have become an inconsequential factor when networks make decisions.
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But even then, the Thernstroms equivocate.
The Thernstroms refused to equivocate.
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I bought two large tubes after your super review.
there was a lot of hyper after the review
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[w]hether they call themselves socialist or not.
It’s debatable whether they call themselves socialist
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It forces us to justify doing otherwise.
We justify because we want to.
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It's a movie lacquered by its own self-importance, so bloated with the ambition to achieve greatness that it can barely move.
The author hates the movie.
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There we find that in 1975, workers in Taiwan and South Korea received only 6 percent as much per hour as their counterparts in the United States; by 1995, the numbers were 34 percent and 43 percent, respectively.
Workers in Taiwan were earning less than their counterparts in the US in 1975
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The current tumult in Kosovo completes a circle for Milosevic.
Milosevic is talented
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And manufactured exports, initially based on low wages, are the only route we know for rapid economic development.
Rapid economic development can be brought about in many various ways.
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But I made a grave error, just a bad mistake on my part.
The error was intentional to get someone else fired.
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May the people forever keep you in their memory, Day as beautiful as glory, Cold as the tomb!
The speaker believes that glory is absolutely worthless.
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Lind means to debunk minimal realism, the argument that the United States should do only those things in the world that it really has to do, because the great evils it must avoid are overextension and overcommitment.
The USA, or the United States, is involved in far too many foreign engagements and should look to improve things at home instead, according to Lind.
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The Associated Press notes she's leaving two months after The New Yorker brought in a new publisher and began to merge operations with other Conde Nast publications to save money.
The woman is leaving.
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As Horn argues, in most cases there is relatively little that parole agents can do to keep an offender who is determined to commit new crimes from committing them.
Parole agents are the most effective barrier against offenders committing new crimes.
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Then comes the CNN/ Time sarin story to prove the professionals deserve all the scrutiny anyone else can muster.
CNN proposes that professionals be exempt from scrutiny as to better perform their jobs without fear.
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My wife went to Florida with her mother once.
Two women went to Florida
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Here's what worries Given the subtlety of the real issues here, what is the chance that this stuff will be decided on its merits?
The merits may not be the most important thing.
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But less tendentious media outlets have also reported on Albright's ethnic background.
No reports can be found on Albright's ethnic background.
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It's impossible today to realize how shocking The Picture of Dorian Gray was to 1890s readers.
It is unfeasible to determine the effect of The Picture of Dorian Gray towards 19th century readers.
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In other words, the careless only stay lucky for so long.
There are things you can do to improve your luck.
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In the New York Review of Books , Louis Menand declares that [t]here is nothing unconventional about this story.
The story is predictable and dull.
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Some House Republicans, including DeLay, have fired back at Bush, accusing him of betraying them, meddling in their business, and distorting their ideas.
DeLay was a republican from Texas serving in the House of Representatives.
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Do it too late and you seem, actually it's glib and insincere again.
If you don't respond at an appropriate time, people may feel that you are mocking them.
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Stretching his paint strokes into long, narrow ribbons, he retreated toward a kind of linear drawing in three colors.
He used a few colors to create his art.
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She's could be saying, I'm in this world but not of it.
I'm not of it, but I'm in this world for the next 60 years
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Starr told me that, and Bennett confirmed it but would not tell me specifics.
Bennett confirmed what Starr said.
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Scouring each company's Web site could take forever, but Gurnee Mills puts all the information on one page . And while most malls let you click on links to their retailers, the links usually take you not to the national Web sites of those retailers but to dummy pages on the mall's site that tell you only about that ret...
Some malls let you click on links to their retailers and these links take you to the national Web sites of those retailers
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The first of five special issues about the 21 st century imagines health and environment in the future.
The future is dark.
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5 percent of the GDP in calendar year 1994.
GDP was not calculated during 1994.
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Holly Brubach, who succeeded Fraser at The New Yorker , kept the standard high during her time there.
The New Yorker reputation took a hit while Brubach was there.
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He must know that no one can be shocked when everyone's in on the joke, but he doesn't seem to want (or to be able) to step outside the camp aesthetic and play anything straight.
Because he knows everyone will be shocked he steps outside the camp aesthetic.
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Much of the liberal Catholic case against the pope deals with sexuality.
There is a liberal Catholic case against the pope.
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The proposed HearSLATE could then offer discriminating commuters and professional drivers some intellectual refuge from the endless tirade of mindless drivel currently broadcast by the common carriers.
Slate offers commuters and drivers endless intellectual refuge from common carriers.
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So who wins Round Two?
There are more rounds to come.
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It is part of a line of products intended to be usable by people with arthritis or hand injuries, as well as by those without disabilities.
The makers of the product line are being sued for neglecting individuals with disabilities
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Are we backing the Kosovo Liberation Army?
They wondered if was a good idea to back the Kosovo Liberation Army.
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George Bush didn't ask permission to invade Panama in 1989.
The president's actions were looked at as bold and strong.
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When you press down on top of the pump, two separate substances emerge from two separate and concealed tanks.
Only one tank is needed to store both substances.
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This is the mutual contempt, hinted at but not developed in this valuable book, that haunts us today.
Both of us do not like each other.
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But why should Bradley shut up about the Clinton-Gore fund-raising scandal?
Bradley is an expert on political scandals
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Remember when he looked us in the eye?
At one point, he looked at us directly in the eyes.
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Just two weeks ago, I watched him on Rivera Live spin the nation on the subject of the president and Monica Lewinsky's relationship.
Rivera Live is a fair and balanced hard news program that is totally nonpartisan.
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He was evading a question about Universal's troubled Pig in the City . He's under oath.
He was addressing the question about Universal's troubled Pig in the City head on.
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Yet there is no good reason not to go with the 0.08 standard.
There are many other options to consider.
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Perversely, Weld lost the ideology/competence battle by winning the drugs/morality battle.
the ideology battle could not be won
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In the 1980s, Democrats could be counted upon to argue that Republican presidents needed congressional authorization for military action.
Authorization for military action was little priority.
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It always hurts to be constrained, but sometimes it's worth it if your neighbors are constrained too.
Misery loves company, especially if people who live near you, which you dislike, are also constrained.
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In addition to all the things we can't foresee, the historical verdict on Clinton will also hinge on such issues as whether he manages to steer welfare reform back in the right direction; whether he avoids being drawn into a counterproductive tax cut; and whether he overcomes his own recent history to lead campaign-fin...
Clinton has a lot to do to cement his reputation.
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But Dowd must have had a little trouble making her word she hits Nexis (aka Columnist Helper) pretty hard, filling out her wicked but simple point with quotes from Alexander Woolcott, P.G.
Nexis, which is also known as Columnist Helper, was developed by a team of writers.
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Kaaterskill Falls ,by Allegra Goodman (Dial Press).
Allegra Goodman wrote the text for Kaaterskill Falls.
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Re Paste Test: I'll have to put the hex on Colgate Total.
Instead of using sorcery against Colgate Total.they decided to fight it with kindness.
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[ Peanuts ] is also a commentary on the culture.
Peanuts was purely entertainment
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good after-school programs, lots of computers, smaller classes, and higher standards for teachers.
Poor after-school programs, limited numbers of computers, and larger class sizes were mentioned.
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(Most A fictitious manservant, supposed to be a sort of African-American Everyman, contemplates assassinating Wallace.)
An assassination attempt against Wallace is carried out
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How do you know if your daughter is on steroids?
The author is certain about knowing whether your daughter is on steroids
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How do Mary Matalin and James Carville do it?
Matalin and Carville have a relationship where opposites attract.
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If you would like more information, you should go to the site that is actually handling this www.rtmark.com.
The website has a detailed FAQ page for visitors.
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The Constitution requires only that a senator when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
You may outside the state you are representing in the state.
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