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Before the Foster controversy blew up--and gave them a common enemy--the abortion issue was threatening to scatter and distract the G.O.P. Both the Roman Catholic Church and the National Right to Life Committee recently declared their opposition to the part of the Republican welfare bill that calls for cutting off aid to pregnant teens because they fear it will encourage abortions. ``There is a concern that it will increase the likelihood that poor women, including teen moms, may see few options besides aborting their child, particularly if there is a prohibition on increasing benefits for additional children born...
...with the issue of the lyrics that the distinction between the fan and non-fan is most evident. The fan feels such a deep emotional connection to the sound of the music that the incoherence of the lyrics is irrelevant. To a non-fan, the incomprehensible lyrics distract from the sound of the band...
...been the work of the Masters of Deception -- some of whom have actually served prison time for vandalizing the computers and telephone systems of people who offend them. But given the layers of intrigue and deception in the hacker wars, that could just as easily be disinformation broadcast to distract attention from a rival gang -- or even a gang wannabe. It almost doesn't matter. Like many terrorist acts, this one seems to have backfired. The Internet today feels a little less "liberated," a lot less safe, and even more likely to be sectioned off with those firewalls the I.L.F...
...elevation of the pumpkin-like Newt Gingrich to national prominence as Speaker of the House will distract late night comedians from the President's weight problem...
John disappears into the woods briefly to retrieve a large bottle of King Cobra beer. He pitches it back, finishing it off with a trademark belch. He is now out of beer as well as cigarettes and money, and there is nothing to distract him but the cold sea breeze. He searches each pocket twice, the first time slowly and then frantically: only a pocket knife, his lighter and a hairbrush. Then he sits, arms wrapped around his knees, head turned away, his small frame shaking slightly. "This is bull ," he says in a whisper. He says it again, then...