links for 2006-10-26
October 26th, 2006 by Jen and Carmen
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“The skeleton of the fossilised, 3.2 million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy, will go on display in the US, Ethiopian officials say… the discovery of Lucy represented “the true story of Ethiopia being the cradle of human civilisation and the home
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“We can be sure that of one thing- that with Brangelina in India this year, and Paris Hilton going to Mumbai next year, that the Indian paparazzi are hitting jackpot on the tabloid photo front…”
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Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” is so last year. Apparently businessmen are all about Indian philosophy now. “known as Song of the Divine One, the work relates a conversation between the supreme deity Krishna and Arjuna, a warrior prince struggling with a mora
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"[Penelope] Cruz in her directorial debut, will put on celluloid the story of Anita Delgado, the flamenco dancer from Andalucia who created a stir when she agreed to marry an Indian king -Maharaja Jagatjit Singh Bahadur- in 1908."
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“you can save 20% by purchasing your Hindu Goddess Costume now (don’t forget to wear it with the retch-inducing nude pantyhose). For just under $32, you, too, can wear an outfit even Diwali Barbie wouldn’t touch. The best part? My wrath and beat down
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“In the 10 years I’ve been giving public speeches, I’ve never faced a crowd like the one in Wilberforce, Ohio Tuesday evening….I have never spoken to any audience where dozens of students actually booed and jeered and hissed. Until last night.”
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“Though poor and minority neighborhoods suffered the brunt of Katrina’s fury, residents living in white neighborhoods have been three times as likely as homeowners in black neighborhoods to seek state help in resolving insurance disputes…”
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“Masonic groups operate in a separate-but-supposedly-equal system in which whites typically join one network of Masonic groups, called Grand Lodges, and blacks typically join another, called Prince Hall.”
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“Boy, if ever there was a textbook case of how to subtly bash the victim, it’s this show’s take on the Duke rape case. They hammer on and on about her ‘inconsistant stories’ but all the evidence they present is skewed against the victim and for the attack
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A Republican Vietnamese American candidate has been accused of illegally intimidating Democratic Hispanic voters in California by sending Lations letters warning that illegal or legal immigrants could be deported if they try to vote.
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“if the Republicans are able to exploit this decision and use it to resurrect fear among their conservative base, the Democrats’ hopes of taking back both houses of Congress could easily be dashed.”
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