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...like in the Sweet Sixteen, another four days of college hoops drama that will whittle down the men's tournament to the precious Final Four? Got Georgetown in your office pool? Are you an Ohio State alum? Want the Salukis of Southern Illinois to crash the big-school party? No matter who you're pulling for this weekend, just pray for one thing...
...humans, we all want revenge. But I ask myself, 'If I do it, how will that help me?'" LA-ONG LAIJIAN village leader in Lampaya, southern Thailand, where the escalating conflict with Muslim insurgents has prompted civilians to take up arms. In recent days suspected insurgents stopped a commuter van in Yala province and killed eight passengers, while three students died in an attack on an Islamic school in Songkhla province
...EXTINCTION 75,000 Estimated population of Tasmanian devils, marsupials found only on the southern Australian island of Tasmania, whose numbers have been decimated by disease 10 Number of years until the species becomes extinct, experts warn, if new conservation efforts fail...
...sectarian war between Sunnis and Shi'ites would be comparable to a civil war in the U.S. between Southern Baptists and Roman Catholics. If Iraqis cannot tolerate slight differences in practice of the same religion, how can they embrace democracy? One of the foundations of our democracy is the acceptance of different ideologies, including religion. It's time for Sunnis and Shi'ites to get over their mutual 1,300-year-old grudge. If Americans can accept a multitude of religious creeds among their compatriots, then surely the Iraqis can accept differences in the same religion. Ronn Ohl, Raleigh, North...
...more serious accusation towards Facebook goes to the content. About two weeks ago a controversy emerged at the University of Southern California concerning a facebook group created by a junior linebacker on their football team. The group was “White Nation” and it featured a picture of a black child in handcuffs with the caption, “Arrest black babies before they become criminals...