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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 [...]

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) [...]

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 rape in the United States since 1964, and no one has been executed [...]

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 of the bombing [...]

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
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Man rolls world’s
biggest cigar
A veteran Cuban cigar maker has broken his second world record for
rolling the longest stogie in the world.
The Guinness Book of World Records has recognised Jose Castelar Cairo’s
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Bagdad Burning is a “Girl Blog from Iraq… let’s talk war, politics and occupation.” It seems to be the real thing, is well written and insightful, and is an interesting counterpoint to Chief Wiggles…..
Bagdad Burning
Chief Wiggles

Across the country as students show up on college campuses, an
increasingly common component of orientation is a lesson on copyrights,
possible infringements using technology, and the potential
repercussions. It isn’t always successful.
“This isn’t going to stop me from downloading anything,” whispered Samuel Hicks, 19, an incoming American University freshman from Creston, Calif.
from the Washington Post

Don’t Forget
to Call "Do Not Call"
Midnight tomorrow is the deadline for signing up for the first national
"Do Not Call" list. Even I, the Great Procrastinator, just signed up,
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Arnold’s OTHER Positions
Here it is! The article everyone is talking about.
Arnold Schwartznegger’s thought on life, love and lust, as published
in the August 1977 issue of OUI magazine. Remember, he was just 29
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