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...have not�seen one�positive story on�either Afghanistan or Iraq, and now you've run the story about poor old Noorzai. The guy was obviously smart enough to reach out to the U.S. before the war in an effort to maintain his power and keep the drugs flowing. When are we going to hear about American triumphs? Where are the stories about our brave warriors? I see nothing but reports about terrorists like the duped warlord Noorzai...
...Emidio Pepe. Alain Dugas, winemaker at France's Ch�teau La Nerthe--where wine has been produced almost continuously since 1560--began experimenting with biodynamics on 20 of its Ch�teauneuf-du-Pape acres 10 years ago. Why the sudden urge to tinker with centuries-old practices? "To maintain pH balances," Dugas explains. "There is less acidity in biodynamic wines...
...flopper. "She is in a box now ... but she doesn't want to be in a different, even worse box--the vacillating, flip- flopping Democratic candidate [who] went down to defeat in 2000 and '04," said one of the Senator's apparently limitless supply of advisers. "She wants to maintain a firmness ... That's what people will want...
Sources of stress can include broader influences, such as the social pressure to maintain a “washboard stomach” or terrorism threats since September 11th, according to the study. Cultural labels—such as “stay-at-home mom,” “retired,” or “laid-off”—may stereotype individuals and also cause them further stress...
...liberals believe it’s criminal that the rich pay so little in taxes, while social expenditures for the poor have been slashed. The percentage of income going to top earners has skyrocketed, and the middle-classes are entering a period of unprecedented precariousness. What is needed, they maintain, is a more “fair” tax system...