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A story about the development of HDTV contends that, contrary to laissez-faire dogma, government regulation can help private industry make better products.
He contends that such abuses of power are common--and largely ignored--in the specialized anti-gang and anti-drug units of the Rampart Division.
This, he contends, will encourage the president to do a good job.
An article by a baby boomer contends that modern teen-agers have nothing left to rebel against, save rebellion.
As her unauthorized biography, Just Desserts , contends, Martha is an icy, horrible person who abused her (now ex-) husband, ignores her daughter, belittles her mother, sues her gardener for pennies, plagiarizes recipes from better cooks, and humiliates her staff.