Paul Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach (1723-1789), was a German-born French man of leisure, known as a conversationalist, host, scholar, secular moralist, and philosopher. He was celebrated for his freely...
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The relief of animal suffering is part of every veterinarian's oath, but Dr. Robin Downing, owner of Windsor Veterinary Clinic PC in Windsor, Colo., takes it especially seriously. She has been pass...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press:
THE OTHER BOOT (The New York Times, New York)
As Democrats in Congress and the Bush administration look for
common ground on a workable t...
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Tokyo's outspoken nationalist governor was re-elected Sunday despite his waning popularity, signaling Japan's acceptance of its resurgent right wing.Shintaro Ishihara, once seen as a contender for ...
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U.N. relief officials appealed Wednesday for safe access to the Palestinian refugee camp at the center of a standoff between Islamic militants and the Lebanese army and urged the government to exer...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press:
TRYING TO UNITE EUROPE, AGAIN (The New York Times, New York)
Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission,
spoke good se...
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra said Thursday that it balanced its budget for the 2006-2007 season, a difficult feat for an arts organization and a first for the symphony since 2003.A leading offici...
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Fred Thompson's old pickup truck sits behind his mother's house in a Nashville suburb, more than a dozen years after it was credited with helping him win his first bid for public office.The red pai...
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Jamaica's first female prime minister faced pressure to concede defeat Tuesday as officials began a final tally of ballots from an election praised by international observers as "professional and t...
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Sydney (dpa) - China and Australia will start annual
ministerial-level security talks next year in a further example of a
burgeoning relationship.
"China, it ...
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Madrid (dpa) - A year ago, with Real Madrid's ageing "Galacticos"
team in tatters, all the talk in the Spanish capital was of building
a new, young team.
Inde...
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Good Sense
Holbach, Baron d'
Pain management makes good sense and good cents
