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The centuries-old interrogation technique called waterboarding has once again become a major issue, this time in the confirmation hearings of President Bush’s nominee for attorney general. Is waterboarding a form of torture? There are numerous variations,
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A lingerie store fires a staffer for being too buxom — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
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