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Remembering Superman: Why did Christopher Reeve's passing hit us so hard?
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The Motocycle Diaries (Che Guevara) is a fantastic movie.
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What is the top destination in South East Asia for Western tourists?
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News Why are you voting for John Kerry?
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News Libertarian Party: 1-2% Support, Issues & Platform
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News What is the secret to John Kerry's legendary hunting skills?
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News Problem of Terrorism in Middle East: Understanding US Support for Israel
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News Colorado Amendment 36 Voting Date: When?
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Mysterious Girl Who Wept Stones Admitted to Hospital
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Have you seen This is Spinal Tap movie?
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News Vote for Something? Risks of Taking Slogan Too Far
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News Jon Stewart-Bush-Kerry Who would you vote for
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Socializing and intellectual conversation
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Too old to start playing the piano?
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How are degrees of consciousness ordered?
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Col.Tom Bearden on various things
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Looking for Sailors in San Diego: Any PFers Around?
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News Who is Running the Country While the President is on Campaign Tour?
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How Safe Are Your Favorite Restaurants?
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How Would Near-Free Electricity Transform Society and Technology?
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Get a Free Gmail Invite Now - Limited Time Offer!
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What is a Family? Is Divorce an End to it?
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Words of Wisdom: Collecting Wise Old Sayings
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Capt Kirk's Virgin flight [A Hot Pepper too]
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Destroying Ourselves: Is Intelligent Life Doomed?
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Is a Pre-Employment Strength Test Common for Brewery Jobs?
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Can You Write a Simple and Nice Physics Poem for Me?
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What Would You Ask an Oracle?
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Does the Randi million really exist?
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News Opinions on *The Guardians* efforts to influence American politics
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Is King Arthur's Legend Based on Historical Facts?
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Fixed action patterns Qand hopefully A.
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News Terrorism: Weak vs Strong, Causes & Nuclear Weapons
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Can a 37-Year-Old Succeed in University Physics Without a Math Background?
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News Kerry's 7 Dollar Minimum Wage - What Do You Think?
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Free energy: please chew and digest idea
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Unmasking the Truth Wizards: Spotting Lies with Ease
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Crossing Desert: Moving 10,000 Pounds of Figs with a Boulimic Camel
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News Are Ohio's Provisional Ballot Rules Disenfranchising Voters?
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Why Does Europe Seem Better Made, Better Tasting, and Better Looking?
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What Are the Ethical Implications of Cloning Humans?
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News Kerry and Bush: ninth cousins twice removed
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Should the word king be capitalized?
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News Has Kerry been excommunicated from the Catholic Church?
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News Edwards will one day be president
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News Do you think abortion should be legal?
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News Is This the Best Iraqi Blog of 2004?
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News Did Arnold's Wife Refuse Sex Due to His Political Views?
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News Mel Gibson Accused of Anti-Semetism
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Is it ethical to press the button?
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Ancent peoples and theirs achievments.
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Park Camper Van Free London | Parking in London
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Please,sign this petition Let's be together
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News Where is Bush's plan for peace in Iraq?
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News Election 2004 comparison from 'The Economist'
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Closed Threads: Answers to 'Why?' and 'Who?' Questions
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Are ALL Moral Utterances reducible to Scientific Statements?
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News Bush's Reality is for suckers presidency
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News Brownshirts in America: Paul Craig Roberts
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News What Are Ohio's Political Leaders Proposing for Marriage Redefinition?
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Why Do Similar Gods Appear in Different Ancient Cultures?
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News Conservatives Have Plenty of Cause to Abandon Bush
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Where Can I Find Affordable Physics Books for My University Studies?
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Fermat's theorem disproved (not really)
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What is the opposite of a laptop bag?
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Where's Jimmy P? Catch up with his latest adventures on this friendly thread!
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News Is Jon Stewart Running for President?
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News Iron Triangle: Identifying Key Players (Non-Agriculture, Tobacco, Healthcare)
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Welcome Back! Have You Seen the Old Gang?
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Chalkboards or Whiteboards: Which is Better for Clear Understanding?
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If this is my final post, so be it.
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Exploring the Controversy of "What the Bleep Do We Know!?
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News Answer: Who Said "I am for both the Man and Dollar"?
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Hold James Randi Fans to the Same Standards
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Who is John Titor and How Did the Time Travel Hoax Begin?
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Is Consciousness an Emergent Property of a Master Algorithm?
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News Top Sinclair newsman denounces employer over Kerry documentary
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Is dowsing a reliable technique for finding well sites?
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News Will Israel and USA Bomb Iran's Nuclear Facilities?
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Smoking Cigarettes - Is It Worse to Smoke Half a Cigarette?
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News Who's really ahead? Bush or Kerry?
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Drug Use Among Physics Majors: Trends & Implications
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News Nuclear facilities missing in Iraq.
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Exploring the Controversial World of EVP: Fact or Fiction?
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Reductionism vs. holism in science
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News DNC Pre-Emptive Attack on Kerry-Vietnam Documentary
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Can You Monetize a Math and Physics Site Effectively?
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What Should I Do When Bored and Alone in College?
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News How has Bush economics affected the job market in the United States?
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Should You Attend a Party Hosted by a Drunk Friend?
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News The CIA 'Old Guard' Goes to War with Bush
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Can psychics really see the past/future?
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Halloween, what are you dressing up as?
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Forgiveness: How Can I Rebuild My Father-Daughter Bond?
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News Wives must be subordinate to their husbands
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News John Kerry: Bush's Nuclear War & The Coral Gables Debate
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John's 10 Marriages: Unbelievable Legal Reality
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News Did Bin Laden Win the Afghan Election?
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Hypothetical Fear as a Basis for Decision Making.
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News Your New American Political Party
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