Particularly edifying are Mr. Feith's exploration of the serious policy differences between various decision-makers and the material contribution those disagreements made to the way in which the preparation, execution and aftermath of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime went down.

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The purpose of this order is to remove these limitations on scientific inquiry, to expand NIH support for the exploration of human stem cell research, and in so doing to enhance the contribution of America's scientists to important new discoveries and new therapies for the benefit of humankind.

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"If China's political exploration ultimately brings 1.3 billion people towards prosperity and democracy, its political contribution to humanity will not be less than Western systems that took hundreds of years to evolve, " it adds.

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Besides, the North Koreans view their space program as a kind of NASA of their own, and how could anyone think the launch was anything but their own contribution to the peaceful exploration of space?

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