• Jonathan Safran Foer, the bestselling novelist, has published articles declaring that he is raising his kids vegetarian because of the environmental consequences of meat farming and that if people are going to eat meat, they should consider eating dogs.

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  • Ms. SHERMAN: And it was very rewarding to see that even though maybe children under 10 had never seen a performance because of the Taliban, if you do things that are the same kind of slapstick comedy that you would do here, kids will laugh.

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  • "He's the kind of guy who wants to master everything because he assumes that if he masters each aspect of his life, then he can be a better hockey player, " Schroeder said.

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  • This is partly because of the financial situation that clubs are in if they get relegated, and partly because there are just too many games played in England.

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  • And we just want to make sure that people who have travel plans down to the Gulf area remain mindful of that, because if people want to know what can they do to help folks down here, one of the best ways to help is to come down here and enjoy the outstanding hospitality.

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  • Even right-wing head-bangers, convinced that the party has suffered three successive election defeats only because of insufficient ideological zeal, dimly recognise that if Mr Cameron were to follow their prescription he would lose all credibility.

    ECONOMIST: Bagehot

  • Because there is so much excess capacity in the worlds refineries, because there is a fair range of capabilities in that excess capacity and because if there was not enough refining capacity to handle all the sour crude that is available, the price of sour crude would be selling at a greater discount to sweet crude than the current modest discount.

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  • And Hillary Clinton, she also saw one of her potential rival, John Kerry, have his chances be diminished, if not eliminated, because of that gaff.

    NPR: Democrats Storm Back from Oblivion

  • It sounds banal to write of an end of an era for Japanese politics, if only because that era, a dizzy mixture of brilliance and corruption, has been so reluctant to come to an end.

    ECONOMIST: Noboru Takeshita

  • The concept was simple: principles were ideas that because of their nature rarely if ever changed.

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  • He never said anything when the men were around, and not because of his English, even if that was the excuse his mother gave for his silence.

    NEWYORKER: Uncle Rock

  • There is concern that the security situation could affect the outcome of the vote, especially if Iraqis don't participate because of fears that polling stations may come under attack.

    CNN: Blast in popular Baghdad coffee shop kills at least 27

  • And in a world of limited capital, this is problematic because it ensures the perpetuation of business practices that would otherwise cease if market forces were allowed to prevail.

    FORBES: Why Wal-Mart Is the Embodiment of Economic Stimulus

  • This is a bit of a problem, because if a company then wants to use that technology in one of its products, it has to negotiate separately with each of these firms to set licensing terms.

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  • There was a little bit in it - I don't know if that was because of the lights.

    BBC: Hollioake hails Lions display

  • That's because of a new "no budget, no pay" provision that says if a budget is not passed by April 15, senators' salaries will be held in escrow until a budget is approved.

    CNN: Senate passes its first budget proposal in four years

  • Because I would be very disappointed if there were actors that I looked up to because of the work they have done and then when I met them personally I'd be let down if they were obnoxious human beings.

    CNN: Interview with Abhishek Bachchan

  • If you find yourself unable to sleep because of work stress, or if you are feeling so strained that you take it out on the people you love, it's time to re-evaluate your workload.

    CNN: Overworked or challenged at your job?

  • An official in Israel's Justice Ministry who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter said the case of Beit El differed from other illegal settler outposts because it was home to dozens of families that would lose their homes if the demolition went ahead.

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  • And it will ensure that every American receives a free credit score if they are denied a loan or insurance because of that score.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on Wall Street Reform Vote

  • Jan Hatzius of Goldman Sachs expects America to grow at an annual pace of 1.5% for the remainder of the year, because that is how fast it has grown since the middle of last year if you ignore the effect of stock building.

    ECONOMIST: The economic slowdown does not herald a double dip. Yet

  • When computer memory and processor speed goes up the BLS assumes that the price of the computer goes down because you are getting a better machine even if that computer is still used for browsing on the internet and the machine that it replaced was perfectly fine for the job.

    FORBES: Why Are Libertarians Inflation Hawks?

  • Well, if you're a bank, that's a big problem, because if the value of your assets is falling and you have to start doing all these write-downs, you know, you can't lend as much because banks have capital requirements.

    NPR: U.S. Markets Wait Anxiously For Rescue Plan

  • "That is really cool because rapid burial is the scenario that is most advantageous for preservation of organic material, if any was present at that time, " Michalski said.

    MSN: Giant Mars crater shows evidence of ancient lake

  • But, of course, that's not how we measure police efficiency because, if we are honest, we don't actually believe that crime, or the absence of it, is entirely or even mainly down to the police.

    BBC: What do we value about the police?

  • But you feel sort of shamed around him, because I think of myself as a fan of music, and I would say that if I had to find a genre that really appeals to me it would be classic rock.

    CNN: He's 'Jesus' Son'

  • And the issue of removing assets, I mean, he made very clear his position that we would take the lead initially in the military operation because of our unique capacities to shape the battlefield, if you will, but that we would then step back, still remain part of the coalition, but make that transition to a NATO lead.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • The fact that you can work, even if you see it as a financial necessity, is because of the work that has been done to help women get equality in the workplace.

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  • That said, if Rutgers releases a statement that confirms that AD Pernetti keeps his job because of what he has done financially for the school, this would become textbook material for what not to say in a press release.

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  • The interior-design profession is regulated because the designers provide services that carry substantial risk of harm if performed by unqualified people.

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