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I was just about to ... (Oct 17 2003 23:23 GMT) - I was just about to post on this story but Bob did such a good breakdown I'll just show his: Pentagon appoints deeply clueless right wing fundamentalist to find bin Laden The Pentagon has assigned the task of tracking down and eliminating Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and other high-profile targets to an Army general who sees the war on terrorism as a clash between Judeo-Christian values and Satan. Lt. Gen. |
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Infirm John Paul marks 25 years (Oct 17 2003 23:22 GMT) - VATICAN CITY - An ailing Pope John Paul II celebrated his 25 years as pontiff on Thursday, asking tens of thousands of pilgrims, his admiring Polish countrymen and the men who help run his church to pray for him, saying his future rests in the hands of God. |
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Pronunciation. (Oct 17 2003 23:22 GMT) - That's hard to learn. In English, unlike some languages, pronunciation of words is an unreliable guide to their spelling. The... |
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At dinner last night, one ... (Oct 17 2003 23:22 GMT) - At dinner last night, one of our regulars, Jay McCarthy, was talking about his favorite programming language, Lisp. I like Jay, we all do. He's young, smart, and courageous. He talks back. That's good. |
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Two Arrested Over Gang Takeover (Oct 17 2003 23:22 GMT) - (New Zealand) He says the situation seems to have arisen from drug-related tensions among North Island gangs. Peter Govers says methamphetamines are at the heart of the problem. Motels Hit By Meth Lab Fallout [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(60%), $propaganda_theme1(60%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $stimulant(100%), $amphetamines(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Swiss defend drugs policy (Oct 17 2003 23:22 GMT) - (Switzerland) Which was aimed at coordinating drug programmes throughout the continent. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(85%), $propaganda_theme1(85%), $propaganda_theme5(80%), $propaganda_theme7(70%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $drug_policy(100%), $harm_reduction(100%), $legalization(70%), $cannabis(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $heroin(100%), $various_drugs(95%)] |
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Robbers Posing as Security Men Held (Oct 17 2003 23:22 GMT) - (UK) Police have arrested 16 Saudis and expatriates for committing robberies by impersonating security officers. [$drug_related(100%), $drugs(90%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $prohibition(100%), $alcohol(50%), $various_drugs(90%)] |
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New Nile Video To Premier On Headbangers Ball (Oct 17 2003 23:22 GMT) - Relapse Records recording artists NILE will see their new video — for the song "Sarcophagus" — premier on this weekend's edition of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". "Headbanger's Ball" airs Saturdays from 10-12 PM EST on MTV2. The conceptual "Sarcophag... |
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Wobbly Pipes (Oct 17 2003 23:21 GMT) - "These are valid reasons not to pull out," Daniel Pipes writes, "but they lose their pertinence if one expects, as I do, that the mission in Iraq will end in failure." Pipes' new pessimism comes with a proposal: "Take coalition forces off their patrols of city streets and away from protecting buildings, and put them in desert bases," let the Iraqi governing council form a government, and reduce the role of L. Paul Bremer III. This sort of strategic reversal is not a new thing for Pipes, whose 1987 article "Back Iraq: |
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