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(URL) Times said that the company's standards and the magazines' content have not changed, but the firm has been under pressure from Christian groups in the past for its sale of certain magazines. " Another reason why these "Christians" are not my (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Nice. X-Files has nothing on this--"The Truth is Out There"? Not if US administration has anything to say about it. Of all the...I'm at a loss for words as to just how ludicrous this whole war really was. And to top it off, the Iraqi people, (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Nicholas Kristof: Why truth matters" (URL) I raised the Mystery of the Missing W.M.D. recently, hawks fired barrages of reproachful e-mail at me. The gist was: "You ****! Who cares if we never find weapons of mass destruction, because we've (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Not actually, the third road is to implement preventatives that do nothing touching on individual privacy or denying anyone the most fundamental of civil rights. For example, planes could and should have been made more secure years ago -- it (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Being an avid X-Men reader for nearly twenty years now, I feel that I am at least somewhat qualified to speak on this. First off this guy’s assertion that this is an anti-Bush movie is stretching so much that even Mr. Fantastic would have trouble (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Help Wanted: Jobless in America (URL) the software slump in India" (URL) India (Reuters) --The shining glass facades, swimming pools, gyms and in-house pizza joints are still there, but the mood is sombre on the campuses of India's software firms. (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree. What matters is how happy we are. There is no point in sidelining our friends & family just to "conform". Scott A (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Welcome to Globalisation! It’s a pity that the market is governed by price & not ethics… (...) ... and millions go without healthcare. I understand that the Cuban system may be better than that offered to some in the USA? (...) Sure, they can (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I lived there a year and don't even have an accent to show for it. My yankee grandma didn't like being called ma'am, either. Go figger. :-) Amy (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> (...) But you didn't make a claim that "the percentage of people in this country without a roof over their heads, electricity, and running water is much higher than in most places" in your earlier post. You claimed that "[the] standard (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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