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...February, three Malaysian women were subjected to several strokes each after being convicted of extramarital sex. But that sentence was meted out inside a Kuala Lumpur prison. If a proposal drafted last September by a group of Acehnese lawmakers had come to fruition, adulterers might have been stoned to death in public. Pristine beaches and alfresco executions? It's hardly a formula that's going to worry Phuket or Bali. (See 25 authentic Asian experiences...
...single Republican voted for it. Indeed, the Republicans put on a scalding, cynical performance all year, mischaracterizing the bill as "socialism" and a "government takeover" of health care, inventing nonexistent provisions like "death panels" to scare the public. Now that it has passed, Republicans will have to deal with the reality that the bill did not represent "Armageddon," as their overwrought House leader, John Boehner, claimed - that, in fact, it won't have much short-term impact at all and that in the long term, the impact is more likely to be benign than tragic...
...others, like Living Colour’s Corey Glover at his most electric. Puciato’s unmelodic side has variety too—he yells, he whines, he screams, and he screeches. Either by luck or good taste, Puciato manages to avoid indulging in the atavistic grunting of death metal...
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...teacher and a parent, I empathize with McCarthy. With dramatic developments in health care, we have seen death sentences turned into manageable conditions and people once destined for institutional care now returned to jobs, homes and families. However, to focus on vaccines as the cause of autism is closed-minded, especially in light of scientific evidence. I would hope that those who work with children keep an open mind as to the causes of any symptoms outside the "normal" range and search for ways to make each child--and adult--live a happy, productive life...