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Rubin himself probably does not care about such back scratching, but it is a lesson that heir-apparent Summers, an eager press hound, has surely absorbed.
Rubin and Summers are related to each other.
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And can this be explained without resorting to the phrase dumbing down or alluding to the questions on that Who Wants a Big Bucket of Money quiz show being multiple choice about the Brady Bunch , not like in the old days, when quiz show questions were so hard that you had to cheat to win, and presidential candidates al...
Presidential candidates used to be smarter.
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The product itself won't be in stores until summer, so it's way too early to know how the shaving public will respond.
The hottest months of the year for the Northern hemisphere are the summer months of June, July, and August, during which we may understand the opinions of the shaving public.
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Time 's culture-heavy lineup includes Tiger Woods, Rosie O'Donnell, Babyface Edmonds, Don Imus, Trent Reznor, and Dilbert (of the comic strip).
Time is irrelevant
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The proposals include abstinence education, school vouchers for poor kids, faith-based drug-rehabilitation programs, and a $500 tax credit for anyone who does 10 hours of volunteer work for the poor during the year.
The proposals include promiscuity education, gift cards for rich kids, and doubt-based drug-rehabilitation programs.
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None of the Jewish groups has reversed its support for Pollard's release.
Pollard is not yet released.
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In a way, it's Bradley's fault.
Bradley did something bad.
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Our long-standing friendship with Degas, which on our mother's side went back to their childhood, was broken off.
The old buddy-buddy relationship is over
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A traditional direct mail solicitation usually contains legal reassurances that the solicitation is authorized (and the cost of postage makes an unauthorized mailing an expensive proposition), which some e-mail solicitations currently lack.
Most direct mail solicitations are authorized.
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Newsweek reports that JFK Jr. actively explored a Senate run before Hillary Clinton expressed interest.
JFK Jr. thought he could win a senate seat.
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Both Germany and the United States classify the PKK as a terrorist organization .
The PKK is welcome in Germany.
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Click here to sign up for e-mail delivery.
You can sign up for e-mail delivery by clicking.
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The motivation of adventurers everywhere is to achieve something no one else has achieved and to derive the pleasure that arises from that--and, not incidentally, to get famous by writing books about it.
Adventurers receive joy from being the first to do things.
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Simpson defense : law professor Barry Scheck and forensic expert Henry Lee.
Henry Lee was the law professor that was used during trial.
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Lehman said afterward, I feel an incredible amount of pain.
Lehman described how the situation made him feel sadness and depression.
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If we had tried to keep the price of gold from rising, this would have required a massive decline in the prices of practically everything else--deflation on a scale not seen since the Depression.
Suppressing the gold price is harder than suppressing silver
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The leading semi-official daily Al Ahram said in an editorial Wednesday that the attacks some Iraqi officials had made on the Egyptian leadership will not deter Cairo from standing by the Iraqi people and trying to prevent further U.S. military action.
Egyptian leaders oppose American military action in Iraq
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No wonder so many find this market-tested spiritualism so cool.
This spiritualism arose in the 1990s.
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The bar on male behavior has been substantially lowered, and this is feminists' own fault.
The regressive male behavior can be contributed to the feminists.
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Wells and Sidney and Beatrice Webb, until in 1989, the mantra stopped.
The slogan stopped in 1989.
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Has the World Wide Web, which only appeared in 1993, failed us?
The World Wide Web is over 40 years old.
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Rothschild did what any loving wife would do in those I tried everything.
Rothschild was married a long time.
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Also on the Consider Your Options page, you can order SLATE to be delivered to your computer by e-mail.
There are no options available for SLATE on the Consider Your Options Page.
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The point of the rape charge is that it's different.
The rape charge is not the same
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But editorialists said Nicholson had made the investigators' job comically easy (he even climbed into a car with diplomatic plates registered to the Russian Embassy) and, even so, hadn't been caught and busted soon enough.
Some editorialists felt that Nicholson had made the investigators' job even simpler - not harder at all!
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We can only overcome hate by refusing to give haters the attention they crave.
Haters have no desire for attention
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For example, I've argued from ev-psych premises that extreme inequality of income, all other things being equal, tends to raise the divorce rate.
All couples with income differences are doomed.
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Few bounty hunter training programs exist--the most frequently attended programs are 20-hour courses that cover only basic legal constraints.
Bounty Hunter training programs are not common because they are not legal.
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Why are you coming at me with that pillow?
The author is in danger
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It's a full-time job just controlling the young hotheads on some NBA squads.
Every single player on a NBA squad is calm and collected.
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His son Bill was a professor in the Princeton math department, and his granddaughter Julie was my best friend.
Bill is a department chair at Princeton, one of his grandchildren was my best friend.
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And they don't need to--the 13 missiles they supposedly have aimed at the United States have always been judged capable of hitting U.S. cities by the Pentagon (though China's difficulty in commercial launches casts doubt on the Pentagon's assessment).
There is a chance the projectiles arn't capable of hitting U.S. cities
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Of course, said Bork, who appears as a regular cast member in those situation comedies that pass as talk shows every night, vigorously extolling the virtues and honesty of Judge Starr.
Bork's style meant that casting directors would avoid hiring him for roles, leaving him infrequent work at best.
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And can anybody remember Renee Richards, the transsexual tennis-playing physician?
Renee Richards enjoys bird watching.
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Chrysler's elaborate system of dealerships might, in theory, help Mercedes crack the U.S. market, where its share is now less than 1 percent.
A tiny sliver of U.S. Car market is held by Mercedes, Chrysler makes this clear as a bell.
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I don't see any reason to postpone the vote.
I feel that postponing the vote is the best option in this circumstance.
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If the jocks don't know why Bradley should be president, why are they endorsing him?
The jocks are endorsing Bradley for president.
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The addition of Chrysler may help change that approach, but how remains to be seen.
It is unknown how the addition of Chrysler is likely to help change the approach.
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Rosenthal, and other conservatives for their flirtations with Farrakhan.
Conservatives and Farrakhan have a lot in common.
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Microsoft has used the image of its competitors' political influence to portray its own lobbying as self-defense.
Microsoft's competitors have used political influence to lobby.
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3) The appeals court's decision has nasty ramifications for the entire government.
The entire government will be affected by the appeals court's decision.
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is that it sometimes finds those answers too predictably.
Its ability to reach the correct conclusion can be improved.
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The Army discharged a 20-year decorated veteran one week before he would have been eligible for retirement benefits, because investigators discovered evidence of his homosexuality after an arsonist torched his home.
The military is accepting of homosexuals
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He recently purchased 387 acres on one of the San Juan Islands that is the site of Camp Nor'Wester, a venerated children's summer retreat.
He plans on putting a hotel on the site of Camp Nor'Wester.
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Or, more creatively yet, maybe one new senator could just stop talking for a while.
The senators were talking.
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Then, when the groups learned of one another's existence, the boys immediately drew lines in the sand.
The groups have worked together for years
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But, hey, where is the millennium?
The millennium was never known.
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In her 18 years with him, she had never once heard Dole say, 'Here's what we're doing.
She does not see Dole as demanding.
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This is an assumption about demand.
A belief about demand has always existed.
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The 8-year-old study says 59 percent of a sample of college students think oral sex doesn't constitute having sex.
The described study is 8 years old.
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If you want to look like a propaganda organ of Microsoft, about the best thing you could do would be to publish an article about a very hotly contested industry issue, take Microsoft's side, and support your point with misinformation and untruths.
Writing out bullet points in positively worded ways is always wrong in regard to Microsoft.
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in which Quentin Compson puts together a story that rattles family skeletons and points up the reality that white Southern culture is blacker than meets the eye.
Quentin Compson was raised in the South.
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The strength of the spot is that the fabric of its images converts the actuarial into the nearly spiritual, and raises numbers--money--to the level of moral values.
Their moral values were strong back then, and it has prevented them from accepting money to this day.
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You get to a hotel room in your travel-stained sweater, shirt, and pants, and drop all these down a chute.
You broke into a hotel.
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The Super Bowl will be a grudge match between Broncos quarterback John Elway and former Broncos coach Dan Reeves, who now coaches the Falcons.
Dan Reeves coached the Falcons before he joined the Broncos
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No doubt he will do better in his next book.
He wrote an imperfect book
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The tensions between, say, competition and compassion, or efficiency and equity, which blighted politics for so long, are sterile quarrels of yesteryear.
Politics is still focused on the tensions between competition and compassion.
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The Globe runs what it says is Martin's open letter to Shepherd, in which he pleads with her to open [her] heart and do what's right by repaying him the $4,000 she reportedly owes him.
Martin writes an open letter, published in the Globe, and in it admits he owes Shepherd $4,000.
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Newspaper reporters increasingly feel themselves irrelevant--marginalized by TV news and the Internet, ignored by a younger generation of nonreaders.
Newspaper writers are sought out by younger and younger people, who worship them.
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6) The pact will promote fiscal irresponsibility by reducing stern German domination of European fiscal policy.
By reducing German domination of European fiscal policy, the pact will encourage fiscal irresponsibility.
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As Lost in the Funhouse notes, Kaufman actually joined Lawler on the professional circuit and traveled across the country in a kind of touring carnival.
Kaufman's favorite location in the country is the city of Los Angeles.
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Others continue to dismiss his work as sappy and say he can't paint very well (Mark Stevens, New York ). Time 's Robert Hughes says Burne-Jones has become popular because confrontational Modernism is losing its mandate in our fin de siacle . (Click here for Christopher Benfey's review of the show in Slate .)
Some people say he does not pain very well.
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But if they just gave the magazine away, advertisers would lose interest.
Free publications are invariably a bonanza for advertisers and they find them very enticing.
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This means that while Perot probably won't be able to rig the results of the nominating process as he did against former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm last time around, Ventura isn't automatically the kingmaker either.
Perot was punished for rigging results in the past
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But I do worry that the Barro offer sends the wrong signals to younger economists--that by telling them the profession still insists on the appearance of superstardom, that it only values home runs when we really ought to be looking for a solid series of base hits, it will encourage what is already a disturbing propens...
The Barro offer sends a good message to young economists
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The Bush people say the results of their effort aren't in yet, but they're optimistic and expect to stick with Internet advertising.
Bush's people feel positively towards Internet advertising.
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Most of all, it was a competition in truth-telling (or falsifying), a Cold War duel in credibility occurring amid a mounting pileup of classified information, exposes, and oxymoronic jargon that would eventually donate euphemistic doublespeak terms like dual hegemony, limited nuclear war, and the slogan win the peace t...
The person who won the contest was best at using oxymoronic jargon.
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I believe the public wants solutions that work, not attacks that divide, says Bradley.
Bradley wants to offer positive solutions to the public.
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The herbal extract shows success in treating mild dementia and preventing Alzheimer's memory loss.
The dosage for treating mild dementia and preventing Alzheimer's memory loss in using the herbal extract is the same.
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Although it hasn't dominated Seattle's skyline since the '80s, when the economic boom sprouted a host of taller buildings, it remains the city's symbol of progress.
I remains the city's symbol of progress and continues to dominate the Seattle skyline.
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Oh, Just Give the Damn Answer
Someone needs a question
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The new translation of Homer's The Odyssey has whipped up so much fervor that Paul Gray in Time has proclaimed the existence of the Fagles phenomenon.
No one is paying attention to Homer's The Odyssey.
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' Tim, I strongly believe we need a simultaneous withdrawal of the Serbian aggressive forces, have a stopping of the bombing, and an insertion of international police-keeping force.
The Serbians have already deployed aggressive individuals.
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3) The appeals court's decision has nasty ramifications for the entire government.
Even though the appeals court's decision has nasty ramifications for the entire government, the Prime Minister remains unconcerned.
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It depends on how you score it.
The ranking is entirely up to you.
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I'm not sure whether to invite him to mine.
I'd rather not invite him.
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The jewels would be delivered in exquisite gold-tooled leather boxes with compartments containing the relevant alternative mounts and fastenings, and a tiny screwdriver in its own velvet nest.
The jewels will not arrive in opal encrusted boxes.
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If the first lady's job description no longer includes being first, then let's lobby to create a new post, the last lady--or the latest lady.
The First Lady doesn't follow any job descriptions.
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Don't obstruct good ideas just so you can win.
The author thinks obstructing good ideas is for petty people.
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Finally, Pollitt and Sullivan are disappointed that Unauthorized
Pollitt and Sullivan are excited that unauthorized.
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Perhaps that's why I feel Plotz's article is the silliest explanation of the logic of adventure I've ever read.
I've read other articles by Plotz.
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Regular Sunday reviewers, on the model of Cyril Connolly, the longtime critic for the Sunday Times , become trusted guides.
All reviewers for the Sunday Times become trusted guides.
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The editor published the study to help Clinton.
The editor is a registered Democrat.
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Often, it doesn't even equal two.
The total is two.
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Mir's crew was docked pay for its incompetence.
Mir's crew was fired for stealing equipment.
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Had Flytrap never occurred, Gore surely would be running on the Clinton-Gore economic boom.
The Clinton-Gore economy was the best the United States has ever seen.
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You could be truthful and say your own version of I was overcome by curiosity about this much talked about doc, and now I know his work is as good as yours.
I'm glad you were honest about seeing the new doc, I appreciate your being up front.
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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 democrat serving in the House of Representatives.
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Some analysts think Senate Republicans alienated conservative voters by giving up on tax cuts and caving in to Clinton in the budget negotiations.
The Republican Senate were able to keep the tax cuts during the negotiations.
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If he does a better job, those citizenships will become more valuable, and he'll get a better price for them.
Doing a better job will increase the value and price of citizenships.
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The contributors repeat this figure as though it had talismanic power.
Contributors prayed to the figure for religious reasons.
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By making a tax dispute the putative reason for invading a planet, Lucas merely transposed historical events that Americans ought to be familiar with.
Lucas brought forward events from the past that should be familiar to Americans.
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The assumption is that private investors who buy and sell won are depressing its value below its equilibrium rate.
It is assumed that private investors are inflating its value.
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To address those issues the public--represented by the casual museum visitor--needed an understanding of the lives and practices of the gay community, so long hidden from view.
The gay community was made very public for all to experience.
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Please tell Do you see an end to human suffering?
An end to human suffering is achievable
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Spot enforcement, well-publicized with blue flashing lights, is what maintains speed limits on the highway.
Speed limits on the highway are maintained by blue flashing lights and spot enforcement
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Nevertheless, if you're into printing out, it's worth investigating.
Investigate if printing out is what you're into.
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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.
Benjamin Thomas wrote a book without plagiarizing.
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Today, we neither have such a group nor the atmosphere for its emergence.
That group was just formed today.
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Re Paste Test: I'll have to put the hex on Colgate Total.
They are going to be successful using sorcery on Colgate Total.
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