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FCC might let them be

In September, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Michael Powell—son of Secretary of State Colin Powell—proposed to put an end to the policies that ensure diversity of media ownership.

The policies Powell wants thrown out are those preventing one company from owning both a newspaper and TV station in the same market. He also wants to do away with the policy prohibiting one company from owning two or more major television networks in one market.
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Don’t be a dumb drunk

The holidays are upon us. It’s almost time to go home, eat food and sleep for a couple of weeks before returning to the remnants of the semester. For many students, a natural part of the holidays is going out and drinking with friends.
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Human cloning fraught with danger

(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES—Forget Dolly the sheep. Let’s raise the stakes. Let’s enter a new era of human cloning.
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Sen. Kerry, please save us from Gore in ’04

The Democratic Party should rename itself and steal the name Green Party. After all, they are the best bunch of recyclers this side of the Western Hemisphere. They care about the environment a great deal more than their Republican counterparts and have taken recycling to a whole new level.
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