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The Red Sox hitting reminds me of my days of bachelorhood. When I didn't have a girlfriend, attracting interest from the opposite sex was something of a chore, yet, during those stretches when I had a hottie g.f. on my arm, it seemed all of a sudden that women were coming out of the woodwork with (wicked) wanton looks in their eyes. Similarly, the Red Sox hitters tear the friggin' cover off the ball when they're already up by 5 runs, but heaven forbid they need clutch hit with runners in scoring position while trailing by one run.

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Turn your MP3 player on random and list the first 15 tracks it plays (regardless of how embarrassing they may be).

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The station in question is Indie 103.1, a straightforward outfit that drip-feeds Ramones and Strokes records to an audience of punk junkies... American radio is a firestorm of big hits, old classics, in-your-face advertising and endless promotions for multi-lettered channels. Amid this sonic chaos comes Jonesy's Jukebox, broadcasting softly spoken witticisms, laughter and superb music every weekday lunchtime for two hours.

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I agree with Moore that the presidency of George W. Bush has been a disaster for America. In writing that, I expect to get the usual complaints that movie critics should keep their political opinions to themselves. But opinions are my stock in trade, and is it not more honest to declare my politics than to conceal them? I agree with Moore, and because I do, I hope "Fahrenheit 9/11" proves to be as accurate as it seems.

After a year spent covering the federal commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks, I was recently allowed to attend a Hollywood screening. Based on that single viewing, and after separating out what is clearly presented as Mr. Moore's opinion from what is stated as fact, it seems safe to say that central assertions of fact in "Fahrenheit 9/11" are supported by the public record.

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Mr. Bush is right when he says he cannot be blamed for everything that happened on or before Sept. 11, 2001. But he is responsible for the administration's actions since then. That includes, inexcusably, selling the false Iraq-Qaeda claim to Americans. There are two unpleasant alternatives: either Mr. Bush knew he was not telling the truth, or he has a capacity for politically motivated self-deception that is terrifying in the post-9/11 world.

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But for a large portion of those under the age of 30, their portrait of Reagan emerged through another of Reagan's gifts to the country -- one that went almost completely ignored throughout last week's memorials. They could tell Limbaugh that no accounting of Reagan's cultural legacy is complete without noting a simple truth: Ronald Reagan is responsible for some of the best punk rock ever recorded.

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our OB/GYN ditched us after she discovered that we were going to have the baby at home with a midwife. that's right, at least with certain doctors, the hippocratic oath be damned if you decide to go with a midwife....

my guess is that you're seeing what happens when you start messing around with a hospital's pregnancy profit center. all the margin is in the actual birth itself, so there's not much incentive for a doctor to pick up all the low margin prenatal work without the payoff.

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