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Friday, May 17, 2002
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High-school smoking down sharply. Smoking by high-school students has dropped to its lowest level in a decade, the government reported this week, crediting steep cigarette taxes and school programs that discourage kids from picking up the habit. [MSNBC]
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10:19:22 PM 
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Fred Hoyle. "Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards."
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10:04:09 PM
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Jordan Punishes Net Critic. Jordan's first female parliament member is jailed for accusing government officials of corruption on a U.S. website. A worldwide press watchdog group is protesting the conviction, saying she was simply expressing an opinion. By Julia Scheeres. [Wired News]
Medieval Islamic politics continue. Turkey was printed copies of web contents approved by the government before publication, and Jordan just goes the direct route and jails people that don't agree with them. And we're still boycotting Cuba.
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9:53:28 PM
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