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    Though according to the reports to the CA earthquake center, this quake was felt the entire coastal length of California,…
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    • The question of class is key but it's complex---more complex in America now than anywhere else ever before.  Just about…
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    • This really should be seen within the context of the failed conference in New York on the nuclear proliferation treaty.…
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    • The obvious comment here is that Canadians are just polite enough that they might restrict their suicidal impulses to business…
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    • This is one reason I have cancelled all cable channels (just the basic broadcast ones left, so I can do…
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    • Isn't it time to put faces on these people?  Who is this "detainee?"  What is he being detained for?  Why…
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    • One of the many pieties spouted after 9/11 was that maybe it was fortunate we got Bush as president because…
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    • Prey to a mythology?  I think we're still talking about myth in different ways here.  There's the camp that uses…
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    • Thanks for the citation on the Pynchon quote,which is the most profound idea I've come across recently, and one which…
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    • For more on what that kid saw in "Revenge of the Sith" politically, see http://soulofstartrek.blogspot.com  
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    • Yes, Karen Armstrong in A HISTORY OF GOD emphasizes the non-literal interpretation, too, as do most other experts and commentators.…
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    • It's certainly true that the media's failure to prioritize coverage, and to cover these events with the full horror a…
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    • By concentrating on what the media says or doesn't, we're missing the most important aspect of this story. If the…
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    • While I'm grateful to see Frank Rich's comments, and am very disturbed that even PBS and NPR are untrustworthy, I…
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    • In their new book, WHEN THEY SEVERED EARTH FROM SKY, Elizabeth Wayland Barber and Paul T. Barber illustrate your premise…
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    • Thank you, no relation to any Generals in general. It's not a pretty picture and debris is already a problem…
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