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Jason Whitlock expresses some concerns re: ESPN
WatchdogLet's go ahead and put a bow on the day and week right now and send you on your way early to sit in traffic and snap at loved ones in frustration. But first, in the spirit of peace on......Tags: ESPN
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Suicide is painless (for some) ... it brings on many profits
In some of the best works of literature or entertainment, suicide is painless. That has been the case from Shakespeare, who glamorized it in ''Romeo and Juliet,'' to John Wayne, whose best movie portrayed him as a cancer victim who decided, nobly, to...Tags: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Emergency Planning, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Suicide
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Kevorkian talks of run for Congress
Assisted-suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian may run for Congress, it was reported Wednesday. "Dr. Death," who was released from Michigan prison last year and is on parole, will run with no party affiliation for a congressional seat representing Detroit's...Tags: Michigan, Government, National Government
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They're Matt, Ben on spot for Obama
Actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are among the celebrities teaming up with the MoveOn.org political organization to sponsor an "Obama in 30 Seconds" ad contest, in which Obama backers are urged to submit 30-second video spots in praise of their...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Michigan, Nancy Pelosi, Oliver Stone, Celebrity
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Dr. Death, American icon
I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED that someday there will be a Jack Kevorkian postage stamp. Granted, it will be a first-class stamp that costs $3; that's how far into the future we're talking. But considering we've already had a Richard Nixon stamp, who says you need...Tags: Richard Nixon, Michigan, Death and Dying, Euthanasia, Oregon
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Kevorkian says his new mission is to educate
The Associated PressJack Kevorkian said Tuesday he has a new mission to educate and inform the masses about their rights as citizens following his release from prison. ``My new mission is not assisted suicide,'' Kevorkian, 79, said during his first news conference since...Tags: Crimes, Lou Gehrig, Prisons, Euthanasia, Murder
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A Long-Running Morality Play
Staff WriterLong Island has been center stage for some of the most heated social controversies of the past quarter century: civil rights, abortion rights, freedom of speech, the right to live and the right to die. With an older and more diverse population than it...Tags: Justice System, Wisconsin, Freedom of the Press, Health and Safety at School, Local Authority
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'A tragedy for the justice system'
Sun StaffVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - When sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad demanded the right to represent himself at trial yesterday, he joined a fraternity of pro se capital murder defendants that includes hippie-era cult leader Charles Manson and serial killer...Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Virginia, Defendants, Court Administration
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Man's home becomes tourist attraction
The Associated PressCinderella's Castle may be one of the most popular vacation destinations in Florida, but there's another castle, also built on former swamp land and by a man with an active imagination. It's Solomon's Castle, in no way associated with Disney World. The...Tags: Sculpture, Retirement, Cinderella Castle, Livestock Farming, Metal and Mineral
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Shadow Conspiracy
FOR THE TIMESFriday January 31, 1997 In a cozy, covert U.S. government research facility, bearded refuseniks drink tea and contemplate their screen-savers. Suddenly a gunman enters and systematically slaughters the staff--all except one, who throws the...Tags: John Anderson, Robert Redford, Gore Vidal, Religious Leaders, National Government
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