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LLC en-us Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:01 PST Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:30:53 PST 120 Into the Breach http://slate.msn.com/id/2125332/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125332/fr/rss/ The latest chatter in cyberspace. today's blogs http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:30:44 PST Peering Through the Merck http://slate.msn.com/id/2125301/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125301/fr/rss/ Deconstructing the strategy choices facing the Vioxx litigants. jurisprudence http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:53:53 PST How Do You Move a Cemetery? http://slate.msn.com/id/2125292/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125292/fr/rss/ Also, what happens when a grave gets flooded? explainer http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:51:47 PST Mr. Fiennes, I Presume? http://slate.msn.com/id/2125293/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125293/fr/rss/ In The Constant Gardener, Ralph Fiennes clams ups and goes to Africa. movies http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:08:50 PST Robertson Attacks Israel! http://slate.msn.com/id/2125319/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125319/fr/rss/ Have the end times begun? chatterbox http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:02:20 PST The War on Terror, Four Years In http://slate.msn.com/id/2125232/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125232/fr/rss/ The Weekly Standard assesses the Bush presidency. in other magazines http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:49:46 PST It's Alive http://slate.msn.com/id/2125264/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125264/fr/rss/ Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day. day to day http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:41:14 PST Is Dell Dying? http://slate.msn.com/id/2125297/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125297/fr/rss/ What's wrong with America's greatest computer company. moneybox http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:01:21 PST Don't Hate the Playah; Hate the G.M. http://slate.msn.com/id/2125310/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125310/fr/rss/ Sports nuts in the Fray sound off. fraywatch http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:28:12 PST Be Unprepared http://slate.msn.com/id/2125224/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125224/fr/rss/ Why the Senate should ask John Roberts the questions he least expects. the has-been http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:36:26 PST Dispatches From Haiti http://slate.msn.com/id/2125248/entry/0/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125248/entry/0/fr/rss/ Haiti tries elections, again. dispatches http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:55:26 PST Here Comes the 14-Year-Old Bride http://slate.msn.com/id/2125223/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125223/fr/rss/ And other news from science and technology. human nature http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:29:58 PST Pricey Therapy http://slate.msn.com/id/2125233/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125233/fr/rss/ The downside of making postpartum depression sexy. medical examiner http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:40:58 PST "Very Rilke" http://slate.msn.com/id/2120102/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2120102/fr/rss/ A weekly poem, read by the author. poem http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:39:39 PST Today's Cartoons http://slate.msn.com/id/2121614/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2121614/fr/rss/ Katrina versus New Orleans. today's cartoons http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:37:43 PST Today's Doonesbury http://slate.msn.com/id/2082904/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2082904/fr/rss/ Can't read this. doonesbury http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:33:16 PST Katrina Catastrophe http://slate.msn.com/id/2125288/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125288/fr/rss/ A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers. today's papers http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 01:03:07 PST It's a Jerk! http://slate.msn.com/id/2125227/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125227/fr/rss/ Should men want to watch their wives give birth? the highbrow http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:32:23 PST How Do You Measure Sea Level? http://slate.msn.com/id/2125229/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125229/fr/rss/ Plus, how did New Orleans get below sea level in the first place? explainer http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Mon, 29 Aug 2005 15:50:40 PST The New Yorker's Cheap Dates http://slate.msn.com/id/2125282/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125282/fr/rss/ Gladwell tells them what to think. kausfiles http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:49:04 PST Eye of the Storm http://slate.msn.com/id/2125265/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125265/fr/rss/ The latest chatter in cyberspace. today's blogs http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:30:48 PST Alive and Kicking http://slate.msn.com/id/2125226/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125226/fr/rss/ Why no one truly believes in a dead Constitution. jurisprudence http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:15:14 PST Cut It Off http://slate.msn.com/id/2125225/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125225/fr/rss/ Another disgusting religious practice. fighting words http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:08:50 PST The Cult of the General Manager http://slate.msn.com/id/2125228/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125228/fr/rss/ Can we go back to worshiping athletes already? 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Now it's over. culturebox http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Fri, 26 Aug 2005 04:21:53 PST Stick It Where the Sunni Don't Shine http://slate.msn.com/id/2125119/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125119/fr/rss/ A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers. today's papers http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:40:05 PST Pat Robertson's Hit List http://slate.msn.com/id/2125106/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125106/fr/rss/ It isn't only Chavez he wants gone. chatterbox http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:19:24 PST Closing Time http://slate.msn.com/id/2125118/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125118/fr/rss/ The latest chatter in cyberspace. today's blogs http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:54:00 PST It's a-Living http://slate.msn.com/id/2125095/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125095/fr/rss/ Reader responses to the living Constitution. jurisprudence http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:17:04 PST Teenage Wasteland http://slate.msn.com/id/2125096/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125096/fr/rss/ Farewell to the sadistic pleasures of Brat Camp. culturebox http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:52:37 PST Après Moi Le Bull Market http://slate.msn.com/id/2125090/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125090/fr/rss/ Why French stocks rock. moneybox http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:56:56 PST The Parable of Jesus and the Rubber Chicken http://slate.msn.com/id/2124768/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2124768/fr/rss/ What if Christ spoke at a Republican Party fund-raiser? low concept http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Thu, 25 Aug 2005 04:21:05 PST Monster-In-Law http://slate.msn.com/id/2123559/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2123559/fr/rss/ Dealing with a toxic parental relationship. dear prudence http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Thu, 25 Aug 2005 04:19:25 PST Basing Instinct http://slate.msn.com/id/2125071/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125071/fr/rss/ A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers. today's papers http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:10:31 PST Big-Screen Televisions http://slate.msn.com/id/2125023/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125023/fr/rss/ A moral dilemma. the middlebrow http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:08:27 PST The Secret Lives of Retired Judges http://slate.msn.com/id/2124896/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2124896/fr/rss/ Why Brad and Jennifer hired one to handle their divorce. explainer http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Wed, 24 Aug 2005 15:39:11 PST Going Dutch http://slate.msn.com/id/2118128/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2118128/fr/rss/ Slate's slide show of the week. slide show of the week http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:50:21 PST On Emissions http://slate.msn.com/id/2125049/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125049/fr/rss/ The latest chatter in cyberspace. today's blogs http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:31:21 PST Chatterbox Answers Lott! http://slate.msn.com/id/2125022/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125022/fr/rss/ I know just how Bill Frist feels. chatterbox http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:49:51 PST What Does Democracy Look Like? http://slate.msn.com/id/2124971/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2124971/fr/rss/ How to spot real change in the Middle East. foreigners http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Wed, 24 Aug 2005 03:50:21 PST I Came, Eyesore, I Conquered http://slate.msn.com/id/2124886/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2124886/fr/rss/ Perimeter security is ugly and may not keep us safe. architecture http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Wed, 24 Aug 2005 03:45:28 PST Gas-Trick http://slate.msn.com/id/2125004/fr/rss/ http://slate.msn.com/id/2125004/fr/rss/ A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers. today's papers http://fray.slate.msn.com/id/3936/fr/rss/ Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:59:22 PST