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...most likely point of origin-statistically speaking-was the mine at Orapa in Botswana. But the symbol of my love also could have come from Russian Siberia or the Premier Mine in South Africa or from the war spoils of Angola. There was no way to trace its history, except to say De Beers' office in London was the probable point of transfer to America. The diamond easily outlasted my busted engagement, but retracing its trip from the mine to me would reveal a world of conflict, competition, bloodshed and a remarkable global-marketing machine...
...Sunday the top three finishers have a brain-off in front of the judges and several hundred non-winners. In 2005 the finalists were Sanders, Payne and Hinman. We wouldn't dare say who took home the trophy, except to note that the most dangerous word in the final puzzle was 1 Across. The clue: "Stark and richly detailed, as writing...
...appetite because her throat hurt, and she was very tired. Tylenol didn't help for a headache that she described as being "all over" her head and a little on her neck. Still, there was no history of headaches or migraines in the family, and her vision was fine except that she could see, as she put it, "more than normal." Her physical exam was significant for hundreds of chicken pox lesions from head to toe, a slightly rigid neck and a refusal to cooperate with an eye exam. All indicators suggested that Sarah had meningitis as a complication...
...sounded much like Dean's campaign. Dean drew his support in 2003 and 2004 from liberals angry that leading Democrats in Washington were unwilling to attack President Bush, instead focusing on winning elections by moving to the center. And many of the bloggers still seemed frustrated by congressional Democrats, except for the few they've embraced, like Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, who was also at the convention. "They're afraid of taking strong positions," said Jane Hamsher, who runs a popular liberal blog called firedoglake. "They're embrassed by progressives." AmericaBlog's John Aravosis said congressional Democrats should attack...
...letting a master narrative guide one's writing, there are few narratives more over-arching than the presumption that most mainstream journalists are corrupt, weak-willed shills who hobnob with sources at cocktail parties and protect the establishment at the cost of our basic rights. Except, that is, for the new master narrative: empowered netizens speaking brave and uncomfortable truths to power...