Dec. 10th, 2007

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WASHINGTON - An 84-year-old holiday tradition drew thousands to the Ellipse in Washington Thursday evening.

President George W. Bush lit the national Christmas tree at 6 p.m. Thursday with assistance from 11-year-old Brianna Kinder, of Kensington, Md., and 10-year-old DeMarcus Hawkins, of D.C. They were selected because of their service to the community.
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WASHINGTON - An 84-year-old holiday tradition drew thousands to the Ellipse in Washington Thursday evening.

President George W. Bush lit the national Christmas tree at 6 p.m. Thursday with assistance from 11-year-old Brianna Kinder, of Kensington, Md., and 10-year-old DeMarcus Hawkins, of D.C. They were selected because of their service to the community.
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indians who neglect their ageing parents face possible prison under a new law passed by worried politicians.

Неудивительно! Неудивительно! Всё-таки, самая большая в мире демократия.
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indians who neglect their ageing parents face possible prison under a new law passed by worried politicians.

Неудивительно! Неудивительно! Всё-таки, самая большая в мире демократия.
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BOSTON (Reuters) - A Christian biologist is suing the prestigious Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, claiming he was fired for refusing to accept evolution, lawyers involved in the case said on Friday.

Abraham said [accepting Darwin's theory of evolution as scientific fact] was never spelled out in the advertisement for the job and that his dismissal led to severe economic losses, an injured reputation, emotional pain and suffering and mental anguish.

Woods Hole, a federally funded nonprofit research center on Cape Cod, said in a statement it firmly believed its actions and those of its employees in the case were "entirely lawful" and that it does not discriminate.
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BOSTON (Reuters) - A Christian biologist is suing the prestigious Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, claiming he was fired for refusing to accept evolution, lawyers involved in the case said on Friday.

Abraham said [accepting Darwin's theory of evolution as scientific fact] was never spelled out in the advertisement for the job and that his dismissal led to severe economic losses, an injured reputation, emotional pain and suffering and mental anguish.

Woods Hole, a federally funded nonprofit research center on Cape Cod, said in a statement it firmly believed its actions and those of its employees in the case were "entirely lawful" and that it does not discriminate.
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Моего сына долго учили, что он должен говорить - я бежал, я спал, я поел, а не как его сестра. Теперь он говорит: я замёрзл!
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Моего сына долго учили, что он должен говорить - я бежал, я спал, я поел, а не как его сестра. Теперь он говорит: я замёрзл!
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Chicago Tribune -- The culture is changing among younger gang members, who increasingly put money before loyalty and are wary of taking on leadership roles for fear of drawing heat, the officials and experts said.

"All they know is money," said Tio Hardiman, director of mediation services for the prominent violence-prevention program CeaseFire. "There's no real loyalty in the gangs anymore. The code of the street, it doesn't count like it used to."

Investigators are finding the city divided into smaller factions, or "sets," that operate under the same gang umbrella but are not directed by leaders with the status of Hoover, who ruled the Gangster Disciples for two decades even though he was in state prison, Traver said.

Естественно, DEA и ATF, вместо того, чтобы учиться, думают, что это их большая победа.
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Chicago Tribune -- The culture is changing among younger gang members, who increasingly put money before loyalty and are wary of taking on leadership roles for fear of drawing heat, the officials and experts said.

"All they know is money," said Tio Hardiman, director of mediation services for the prominent violence-prevention program CeaseFire. "There's no real loyalty in the gangs anymore. The code of the street, it doesn't count like it used to."

Investigators are finding the city divided into smaller factions, or "sets," that operate under the same gang umbrella but are not directed by leaders with the status of Hoover, who ruled the Gangster Disciples for two decades even though he was in state prison, Traver said.

Естественно, DEA и ATF, вместо того, чтобы учиться, думают, что это их большая победа.