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...Devout followers refer to themselves as Dittoheads. The term comes from a long ago request that callers refrain from gushing praise and just say "Ditto" instead...
...Kevorkian, who was convicted of second-degree murder and went to prison for giving a lethal injection to a man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease. Rather, the group argues that it merely provides a "compassionate presence" for terminally ill people, giving them information about suicide if they request it. If an individual decides to proceed after reading that information - which includes a passage on committing suicide by helium inhalation - a member of the network will be present, but only to hold that would-be suicidal person's hand as he or she proceeds with ending life...
...Last week, a Lebanese judge freed on bail three suspects who were arrested in 2005. However, four generals who headed state security organs at the time of Hariri?s murder are to be extradited to the Hague within the next month at Bellemare?s request. The four generals, including the once powerful head of General Security, have been in custody for the past three-and-a-half years...
...committee that reviewed her standing in 2007. In October, prompted by what she said were slanderous allegations by Day, Tuli was [allegedly] instructed to consult Physician Health Services—the code for evaluation by a psychiatrist. She was allegedly told that if she did not comply with the request, her credentials would be revoked within four months...
Amid mounting frustration, the District in 2000 revived a Revolutionary rallying cry, emblazoning the phrase "taxation without representation" on license plates at the suggestion of a fed-up D.C. radio talk-show listener. (They're now the default license option, though neutral plates are issued on request.) Bill Clinton swiftly added the plates to his presidential limousine, though one of George W. Bush's first official acts was to remove them. The protest plates have not returned to President Barack Obama's ride, and some locals are growing impatient. "[It's] just something that the President hasn't gotten...