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Moreover, both Catholic and Protestant writers argued against compelling people to answer specific incriminating questions under oath--because, Ames explains, it is "against nature" to expect "that any man should betray or defame himself."
What explains Web readers' great interest in clichés?
According to the Enquirer Lee is in a single-person cell because, explains an "insider," "Nobody can beat up a goddess like Pamela Anderson without someone gunning for them."
An inside NYT "Week in Review" piece explains why the Sicilian mafia thumbs its nose at the "Russian mafia": It's a matter of definition.
Gates never explains why Chatterbox, or any other ordinary voter, owes Clinton the same loyalty as Stephanopoulos does.