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— PBS journalist Bill Moyers.
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Take care, beware, don’t go near that thing on Friday . . . there’s a gouger lurking, with a very greedy eye on your hard-earned money.
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Here above is the second poster in our limited series on brainwashing. We can enjoy them as smilers — if not laugh-out-louders — today, but imagine the conditioning of our minds at the time when most of us received that stuff as acceptable. And keep your ear to the ground for the guff we are being fed today — 302 words.
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A former Marine, already irritated about the disappearance of $100 from his bank account, tackled a suspected robber who came into the bank wielding a fire extinguisher and demanding cash. — 142 words.
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Two new studies have found that the use of the antidepressants called SSRIs is associated with an increased rate of bone density loss in older people.— 246 words.
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Ford recently delivered its first three E85 Escape Hybrids to U.S. federal organizations that own vehicle fleets. — 181 words.
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As the judge in the trial of Conrad Black began reading through the verdict in the criminal fraud prosecution against him Friday — finding Black guilty on four counts — Black's wife, Barbara Amiel, was observed scribbling a note and passing it to her husband. — 986 words.
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Most North American school kids are about three weeks in to their three-month summer vacation. Yet working adults (the Explainer included) spend the better part of June, July, and August toiling away as usual. Why do kids enjoy such generous summer breaks? — 542 words.
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Susan James, a jogger from Bakersfield, California, using an inhaler. She says she has lung problems from years of running.
Air pollution is increasingly on the minds of many athletes, especially those with outdoor workouts. — 1,089 words.
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Women again have legal rights in Afghanistan. But more than six years after American forces helped drive the Taliban from power, the women and girls there are still living with the threat of terror in their daily lives. — 310 words.
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As a result of economic agreements between Venezuela and Iran, the joint car company, Venirauto, released its first 300 units out of 25,000 at an event in Caracas recently. — 661 words.
The Iranian 330 Saman
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Yellow journalism now comes in a new color: green. Often as sensationalistic as its yellow predecessor, green journalism tends to appeal to our emotions, exploit our fears, and pander to our vanity. It places a political agenda in front of the quest for journalistic truth and in its most demagogic forms tolerates no criticism, branding all who question it as enemies of the people. — 888 words.
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Asian-Americans, both those born in the United States and new immigrants, have distinctive patterns of cancer incidence that doctors should consider when treating them, researchers have found. — 986 words.
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U.S. transportation investigators have blamed the fatal collapse in Boston's Big Dig tunnel last year on a ceiling adhesive that was not strong enough, and determined contractors and authorities probably could have taken steps to avert the disaster. — 227 words.
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Military solution back in favour as Rice loses out. President "not prepared to leave conflict unresolved."
The balance in the internal White House debate over Iran has shifted back in favour of military action before President George Bush leaves office in 18 months, the Guardian has learned. — 699 words.
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‘In the longer term, some analysts say, China may want to create its own sphere of influence, elbowing aside the United States in the region. Washington's preoccupation today with wars and terrorist threats has left inviting openings for China's advances in Southeast Asia.’ — 1,029 words.
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‘Dear Prime Minister Harper,
I know that you are extremely busy researching that book you plan to write about hockey, but I hope you can spare a few minutes to read this letter and to consider the heartfelt advice that it offers.’ — 1,120 words.
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In January 1976 Eaton’s stopped printing its popular catalogue that had been a mainstay in Canadian homes since 1884. Twenty-two years later things got worse when the department store chain announced bankruptcy and closed its once-proud stores.
Trivia compiled by Randy Ray and Mark Kearney. Visit their Web site at: www.triviaguys.com
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Harold Wright, Dean of Punology, says, A man ran into the office and yelled, "Doctor, doctor, my son just swallowed a roll of film." The doctor calmly replied, "Let's just wait and see what develops."
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Mark Kearney and Randy Ray, prolific writers of Canadian best sellers, have produced a perfect book for the beach blanket season. Entertaining and informative, it will make you feel good about being a Canadian.
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