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...family "talks in terms of principles," and "is above politics," she continued. She and her lineage, the princess said, should "help and encourage others to work well," as well as "to warn, to advise, to consult...
...topple, causing "a catastrophic shifting of the Earth's tectonic plates" that will plunge Boston to the equator amid volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and hurricanes. All of this, of course, was predicted by a "band of astronomer-stone masons" 6,000 years ago who built the Great Pyramid to warn us of the impending disaster...
...think those arguing in favor of capital punishment now are indulging in a form of nostalgia. Capital punishment no longer works as a morality play. Each execution (divorced from its moral meaning, including its capacity to shock and to warn the young) simply becomes part of the great messy pageant, the vast and voracious stupidity, the Jerry Springer show of American life...
...more have considered such legislation this year. The Boy Scouts contend that hiring openly gay leaders would interfere with the Scouts' First Amendment right to express the view that homosexuality is wrong and would violate their First Amendment freedom to associate, or not, with whomever they please. They also warn that if they lose, all organizations that serve a specific group--they point to the N.A.A.C.P--would have to become all-inclusive...
...high school students who have used steroids has increased 50% in the past four years, from 1.8% to 2.8%. The abuse of steroids has so alarmed the National Institute on Drug Abuse that on Friday it launched a campaign in gyms, malls, bookstores, clubs and on the Internet to warn teenagers about the dangers. Meanwhile, teenagers in even larger numbers are buying legal but lightly regulated food supplements, some with dangerous side effects, that purport to make you bigger or leaner or stronger...