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From the Editor
Not too long ago I viewed two one-hour Nightline prime-time specials back-to-back. The first hour featured non-stop spin control about the day's Tomahawk cruise missile attacks on "terrorist camps" in Afghanistan and (most mind-boggling of all!) a pharmaceutical factory in Sudan.
Just weeks before, the television had beamed stark images ...
Just weeks before, the television had beamed stark images ...
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