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9361 Capital punishment in Florida -- rank: 46

NPR reported that the police did not try to break his ribs. They were only ...

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Author:	Michael Perelman
Date:	Fri Jul 23 08:25:58 PDT 1999

9362 Russian Pop -- rank: 46

... draws huge crowds until the cops come. One thing the police won't stop them for is having a drink on ...

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Author:	ChrisD(RJ)
Date:	Mon May 27 06:04:48 PDT 2002

9363 [lbo-talk] Literacies and Modern Barbarism -- rank: 46

Note the plural in my subject line. Let's start at the beginning which is also the end. The fundamental Literacy is the Literacy of Oral Culture: the capacity to speak and listen in public. For this literacy to be submerged, made invisible or even contemptible, in the light of some ...

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Author:	Carrol Cox
Date:	Fri Mar 2 15:49:31 PST 2012

9364 Help settle a bet (not political) -- rank: 46

>Sorry to bother the list with something non political, >but me and my friend are having a dispute on the >origins of the word "Mafia" > >My friend claims that the word "Mafia" is an acronym >for "Morte alla Francia Italia anela" > >I of course think this is silly. From my ...

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Author:	Yoshie Furuhashi
Date:	Sun May 26 11:18:34 PDT 2002

9365 [lbo-talk] more on fuel economy -- rank: 46

Joanna: 1. I sat in the damn thing and realized that it was basically a very expensive, uncomfortable truck with not much room inside. 2. I drove it and realized that high center of gravity made it very, very unsafe. No maneuverability. 3. In the first few months that my ex ...

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Author:	Wojtek Sokolowski
Date:	Fri Jul 20 07:45:53 PDT 2007

9366 the coming firestorm (Fisk) -- rank: 46

... of the Second World War to justify yet more Israeli brutality, began an article with the words: "Mr Prime Minister, Hitler ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat May 25 12:54:31 PDT 2002

9367 [lbo-talk] The Economist on Iran: The Big Squeeze + Khomeini's Children -- rank: 46

On 7/20/07, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote: > > On Jul 20, 2007, at 11:40 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > > > You'd never know that by listening to most liberals and leftists > > <yawn> > > Could you find a new obsession? This one's getting real old. > > > but Iran's economy ...

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Author:	Yoshie Furuhashi
Date:	Fri Jul 20 13:08:20 PDT 2007

9368 Feingold/Corzine: Halt Executions -- rank: 46

>From CounterPunch http://www.counterpunch.org/feingold0524.html May 24, 2002 The Death Penalty is Flawed and Wrong Halt Executions Nationwide by Sen. Russ Feingold and Sen. Jon Corzine Gov. Parris N. Glendening took a courageous step when he put a moratorium on executions in Maryland, as Gov. George Ryan ...

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Author:	Chris Kromm
Date:	Sat May 25 07:44:50 PDT 2002

9369 [lbo-talk] Cultural Revolution Revisited -- rank: 46

Yoshie: "Violence in the case of Japan's cultural as well as politico-economic transformation eventually escalated into imperialism and then fascism." Chris: "How accurate is it to describe imperial Japan as fascist?" Not, very, in my opinion - though I guess a lot depends on your definition of Fascism. Mine (following ...

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Author:	James Heartfield
Date:	Sat Jul 21 13:35:53 PDT 2007

9370 Naji Al-Ali, An Artist with Vision (Dir. Kasim Abid) -- rank: 46

Naji Al-Ali, An Artist with Vision Directed by Kasim Abid "During the 30 years since I started drawing, I feel I have been through every Arab prison and I ask myself: What is there to come after all this? I was prepared to die defending just one drawing, because every ...

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Author:	Yoshie Furuhashi
Date:	Fri May 24 18:23:17 PDT 2002

9371 japan 1/3 -- rank: 46

... following Anami's orders and thought nothing of Chinese armed police trespassing on Japanese property? Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said he ...

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Author:	jean-christophe helary
Date:	Fri May 24 17:23:26 PDT 2002

9372 FBI Phoenix memo -- rank: 46

Kevin posted >- --- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote: >Fortune.com - May 22, 2002 >> >><http://www.fortune.com/articles/phoenix_memo.html> >> >>BREAKING NEWS >>FBI's 'Phoenix' Memo Unmasked >>Fortune's investigative reporter, the only >>journalist to see >>confidential document, reveals its true name and >>nature. >> >>By Richard Behar >> > >So should ...

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Author:	Todd Archer
Date:	Fri May 24 10:57:15 PDT 2002

9373 FBI Phoenix memo -- rank: 46

... t want to end up calling for a more effective police state (whoever "we" is). Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri May 24 10:06:10 PDT 2002

9374 Rubber bullets -- rank: 46

Rubber bullets condemned by Israeli doctors <http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992320> 00:01 24 May 02 NewScientist.com news service Rubber bullets are not safe for use in controlling crowds, concludes a new Israeli medical report - and some of the bullets are much worse than others. The ...

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Author:	Kevin Robert Dean
Date:	Fri May 24 06:53:02 PDT 2002

9375 Stratfor: Yugo opposition won't topple Milo -- rank: 46

G'day Observers, Carl quotes *The Telegraph*: "Despite the outcome, preliminary inquiries into the war are revealing some uncomfortable truths for soldiers and politicians seeking lessons from the Kosovo operation. Their findings will shape new military and diplomatic approaches as to how the West deals with maverick leaders and rogue states ...

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Author:	Rob Schaap
Date:	Thu Jul 22 12:52:07 PDT 1999