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The Washington Post (which I know you don't read) broke this story in a front-page story on Sunday, forcing the secretary of energy to launch an investigation, and all but admit that the government lied about this contamination for years.
Another thing: Why do 50-something male columnists criticize the Women's World Cup team as being "overhyped," when, in fact, that story was the complete opposite of hype (fans packing stadiums and surprising everyone, forcing sports editors to scramble to send reporters to cover a burgeoning story)?
6) The parliament, which liked Primakov, will respond by impeaching Yeltsin or forcing him to call new elections.
The pop works still look great, but their implicit text is no longer news, having filtered down to the pure stimulus-response of all those Lethal Weapons . Ballard's novel goes further, forcing the reader to acknowledge complicity--every consumer a pervert.
Who'll stop Fox (owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers), Disney (Anaheim Angels), and Time Warner (Atlanta Braves) from forcing star athletes to play when it will boost ratings on their own networks or from altering rules to make sports more TV friendly?