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...time—and, in all likelihood, unfair—to allege that Soon and Baliunas had any intentions apart from doing honest research. But they are left in the uncomfortable position of having to account for the unusual and scientifically controversial nature of their conclusions, which inescapably conform to one of their sponsors’ financial advantage...

Author: By Daniel B. Holoch, | Title: A Cold Shoulder to Global Warming | 10/1/2003 | See Source »

...industry who made billions while their customers died of lung cancer. But, like so many feminists who see an aggressive phallic symbol in every missile, monument or oak tree, extremists have stepped to the forefront of this movement. These people no longer seek to inform the public but to conform it to their way of life and, with disturbing speed and success, have made smoking illegal from the laid-back lounges of SoCal to the dimly lit dives of Southie...

Author: By Joe Flood, | Title: The Smoke-Free Path to Hell | 10/1/2003 | See Source »

Though she’s enjoying her college experiment with American life, Thapa does not feel the need to completely conform with her peers...

Author: By Margaretta E. Homsey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nepal Native Adjusts To Life at Harvard | 9/30/2003 | See Source »

...chief objections was the developed nations’ intransigence on the issue of agricultural subsidies. According to a recent Oxfam trade report, Northern governments currently shell out one billion dollars in agricultural subsidies every day. But perhaps the most interesting thing about the subsidies controversy is its failure to conform to any simple ideological mold. By making free trade advocates of the developing countries, it turns the usual caricature of the globalization debate on its head...

Author: By Sasha Post, | Title: Trade Troubles | 9/25/2003 | See Source »

...News It appears that evangelical Christian missionaries have just one goal: to convert as many Muslims as possible [June 30]. But why do Christians need to go as far as Asia, Africa or the Middle East when there are so many New Age religions in America that do not conform to the teachings of Jesus? Wouldn't it make more sense for missionaries to give the "good news" to people in their own countries before preaching to Muslims, who have a lot in common with Christians? Usman S. Bello Abuja, Nigeria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 9/1/2003 | See Source »

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