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...MOST COMMON DINOSAURS AS 'THE COWS OF THE MESOZOIC.' He has found the remnants of one dinosaur herd?an estimated 10,000 waddling, plant-eating duckbills. Even Tyrannosaurus rex seems less terrible in his revisionist view. Horner believes it followed herds of triceratops, scavenging carcasses and occasionally preying on weak individuals, much as hyenas follow wildebeests in Africa." Read more at timearchive.com...
With U.N.-approved sanctions strangling its already weak economy following an Oct. 9 nuke test, North Korea agreed to resume six-nation talks on disarmament, possibly as early as this month...
...cartoons that were cited in your Oct. 30 editors’ note as exhibiting overt plagiarism, Breeden’s Oct. 25 cartoon is a particularly weak example. Professional cartoonist Daryl Cagle points out on his website that a “t-shirt or sign pointing at something with a comment ‘I’m with stupid’ is a recurring…theme” among cartoonists...
Another element of Healey’s appeal, surprisingly enough, is her party affiliation. Despite the overwhelmingly liberal opinions of Massachusetts voters, the state has had a Republican governor for the last sixteen years. This streak can be partially attributed to weak Democratic opponents, but it also illuminates another crucial factor that has weighed heavily on voters’ minds—balance. Out of 200 State Senators and Representatives in the legislature, only 27—or 13.5%—are Republicans. With a Democrat as governor, the Democratic super-majority will have virtually unlimited leeway...
...penalty cases to provincial courts. The idea was that this would expedite death sentencing and curb crime. Legal scholars and death penalty opponents (a minority in China) complained that this devolving of authority had been illegal to begin with, but in a country where the rule of law is weak, their concerns didn't get much traction...