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Someone in feminist seems to think that the woman in this story is being unfairly singled out.

There is being a feminist, and then there is being a human being. Look at the facts of the situation and then tell me if there's any bias.

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Bush Raises Threshold for Firing Aides In Leak Probe

Raising the threshold obviously means lowering the (ethical) bar.

found in that thread in feminist

New Zealand man fined for removing condom during sex

A New Zealand man charged with putting a prostitute's life at risk by removing a condom during sex has been fined in a groundbreaking case, welcomed on Friday by civil rights groups and sex workers.

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America's Truth Deficit

How the mighty will fall. lameautarch mentioned that he felt globalization would eventually lead to a new type of feudalism. What fun.

everything's interconnected today

stolen from lameautarch

Japan develops drug that shuts out HIV from cells

A durable new drug that blocks HIV from entering human cells and causes almost no side effects has been developed by a team of researchers at Japan's Kumamoto University.

The new drug, code named AK602, was reported by the research team's leader, Hiroaki Mitsuya, at the International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in Kobe on Tuesday.

The drug's main feature is that it shuts out the AIDS virus at the point when it tries to intrude into a human cell.

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