September2,2005TheySawItComingByMARKFISCHETTILenox,Mass.THEdeathscausedbyHurricaneKatrinaareheart-rending.Thesufferingofsurvivorsiswrenching.Propertydestructionisshocking.ButperhapsthemostagonizingpartisthatmuchofwhathappenedinNewOrleansthisweekmighthavebeenavoided.WatchingtheTVimagesofthestormapproachingtheMississippiDeltaonSunday,Iwassicktomystomach.NotonlybecauseIknewthehellitcouldunleash(Iwrot...[
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August28,2005ShowMetheScienceByDANIELC.DENNETTBlueHill,Me.PRESIDENTBUSH,announcingthismonththathewasinfavorofteachingabout"intelligentdesign"intheschools,said,"Ithinkthatpartofeducationistoexposepeopletodifferentschoolsofthought."Acoupleofweekslater,SenatorBillFristofTennessee,theRepublicanleader,madethesamepoint.Teachingbothintelligentdesignandevolution"doesn'tforceanyparticulartheoryonanyone,"Mr...[
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washingtonpost.comWhoControlstheFamily?
BlindActivistLeadsPeasantsinLegalChallengeToAbusesofChina'sPopulation-GrowthPolicy
ByPhilipP.Pan
WashingtonPostForeignService
Saturday,August27,2005;A01
LINYI,China--AcrowdofdisheveledvillagerswaswaitingwhenChenGuangchengsteppedoutofthecar.Morewomenthanmenamongthem,amixofdesperationandhopeontheirfaces,theyusheredhimalongadirtpathandintoan...[
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washingtonpost.comRobertsonApologizesforCallingforAssassination
ByAlanCooperman
WashingtonPostStaffWriter
Thursday,August25,2005;A03
TheRev.PatRobertsonapologizedyesterdayforcallingfortheassassinationofVenezuelanPresidentHugoChavez,sayinghespoke"infrustration"overtheU.S.government'sinactiontowardamanwhohas"foundcommoncausewithterrorists."Thereligiousbroadcaster'scommentsMondayonhis...[
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August22,2005InExplainingLife'sComplexity,DarwinistsandDoubtersClashByKENNETHCHANGAttheheartofthedebateoverintelligentdesignisthisquestion:Canascientificexplanationofthehistoryoflifeincludetheactionsofanunseenhigherbeing?Theproponentsofintelligentdesign,aschoolofthoughtthatsomehavearguedshouldbetaughtalongsideevolutioninthenation'sschools,saythatthecomplexityanddiversityoflifegobeyondwhatevolution...[
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August22,2005OnceaBoomingMarket,EducationalSoftwareforthePCTakesaNoseDiveByMATTRICHTELSANFRANCISCO,Aug.21-EdwardVazquezJr.,6,hasnumerouseducationaltoolsathisdisposal.HelearnsmathfromflashcardsandthealphabetfromapopularelectronicgadgetcalledtheLeapPad.Butwhenitcomestoinstruction,thefamily'spersonalcomputersitsdormant."Hehasalotoftoysforlearning-notthecomputer,"saidhisfather,EdwardVazquez,28,awaiter...[
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washingtonpost.comCommoninChina,KickbacksCreateTroubleforU.S.CompaniesatHome
ByPeterS.Goodman
WashingtonPostForeignService
Monday,August22,2005;A01
SHANGHAI--Formultinationalcompaniesgrapplingwithstagnantsales,Chinahasbecomeamagnetforinvestmentandahugepotentialmarketbeckoningwithgrowth.YetthelureofChinaprofitscombinedwithpervasivelocalcorruptionistemptingforeigncompaniesandmanagers...[
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August21,2005TheSwiftBoatingofCindySheehanByFRANKRICHCINDYSHEEHANcouldn'thavepickedamoreaptdatetobeginthevigilthatambushedapresident:Aug.6wasthefourthanniversaryofthatfateful2001CrawfordvacationdaywhenGeorgeW.Bushrespondedtoanintelligencebriefingtitled"BinLadenDeterminedtoAttackInsidetheUnitedStates"bygoingfishing.OnthisAug.6thepresidentwasnolessdeterminedtoshrugoffbadnews.Though14marinereservists...[
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August15,2005NewPartnerforYahooIsaMasteratSellingByDAVIDBARBOZAHANGZHOU,China,Aug.13-EverythingyouhearaboutJackMaisimprobable.Buttoday,helookslikeoneofChina'ssmartesthigh-techentrepreneurs.Yahoo'sfar-reachingdealwithhimonThursdayhasturnedhiscompany,Alibaba.com,intothelargestonlineoperationinChina,whereInternetuseisgrowingatanexplosivepace.AtatimewhenMicrosoft,GoogleandeBayareseekingtoexpandtheirop...[
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washingtonpost.comLifestyleMayBeKeytoSlowingBrain'sAging
ScientistsTestSimpleWaystoKeepOne'sWits
ByRobStein
WashingtonPostStaffWriter
Sunday,August14,2005;A01
LikemanyAmericansslidingintomiddleage,KimberlyMcClainstartedworryingthathermemorywasbeginningtoslip."Itwaslittlethings.Icouldn'trememberwhatIhadfordinnerthenightbefore.IhadtochecktomakesureI'dpaidtheinsurancethatmonth.I'd...[
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