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Daily Archives: August 30, 2003
Which One is Madonna?
Rush Reviews Standing CPR Nobody is shocked by Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears "honoring" Madonna by making out with her at the Mtv Music Awards, but everyone is acting as if they are. One year, there was none of this … Continue reading
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Suburbs Spawn Abdominal Sprawl
Suburban sprawl appears to be contributing to the nation’s obesity epidemic, making people less likely to walk and more likely to be overweight, researchers reported yesterday. In the first comprehensive examination of whether suburbs spreading across the U.S. landscape … Continue reading
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Hindu Wholly Men
Hindu Holy men attend the third ‘Shahi Snan’ (grand bath) at the ongoing Kumbh Mela (sacred Hindu pilgrimage) in Trimbakeshwar, near Nasik, which is some 180 km (112.5 miles) northeast of Bombay August 27, 2003. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu … Continue reading
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Eye for an Eye, Death for a Rape
The sentencing to death of a Louisiana man this week for raping an 8-year-old girl has reopened a debate about whether crimes that do not involve killings may ever be punished by death. There has not been an execution for … Continue reading
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How to Become a Terrorism Expert
Thomas J. Friedman argues in the New York Times that we are in fact fighting "The Big One" in that the war on terrorism is the defining struggle of our times. He asks some provocative questions: In the wake … Continue reading
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Crowds Gather, Tensions Rise in Najaf
BBC correspondent Valerie Jones, at the scene of the blast outside the Imam Ali Mosque, said the crowds were chanting against Saddam Hussein and the US forces. "They are blaming Saddam Hussein supporters for the attack but also they are … Continue reading
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