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...presidential accuser pause for thought. ?Do I want two more years of this?? Jones is reported to have asked friends. Now it?s a rhetorical question. Whether the Rutherford Institute can pay for two more years of it when they?re already hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket from round one is another matter...
...even those operating in China. "China has done so much damage to itself for 200 years," Yan mourns, "by not realizing the world is larger than it." That's a lesson he learned early--Yan first left China at the age of 17 with a borrowed $26 in his pocket--and he preaches his globalization creed to anyone who cares to listen. "You can't stop globalization," he lectures. "Information and knowledge are the biggest equalizers in the world. Bottom line, I really believe the world will become...
...ranked Princeton Tigers (6-1, 2-0) are the Tyson of the college lacrosse world with two consecutive national championships in its back pocket and the most intimidating team, on paper, in the country...
Perhaps the most revealing accusations against them involve Loewen, the Canada-based funeral-home chain that sought the pastor's help to sell its burial services through convention churches. Prosecutors say Lyons persuaded Loewen to make contributions to several convention causes and then diverted the money into his own pocket. Lyons and Edwards also allegedly went to Loewen in 1995 after the company lost a bankrupting $500 million civil suit in Mississippi and said they could get the verdict reversed for $2 million. In January 1996 Loewen settled for $175 million. Lyons and Edwards then called to scold Loewen...
...anyone remembers the title of his most famous book, which has sold 50 million copies in 42 languages. In fact, there were two titles. The hardcover edition, published in 1946, was called The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care; the paperback, priced at 25[cents], was The Pocket Book of Baby and Child Care...