Wearing just a single ear bud would be okay under the proposed law.

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Bud, a poor single father whose sole claim on respectability is his daughter, Molly (the smart, relaxed Madeline Carroll), an ambitious and studious fifth grader, will cast that vote ten days after Election Day.

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Like other viruses, HIV is a stripped-down invader: To reproduce and bud it uses a single, Swiss Army knife of a protein called GAG that hooks onto a protein normally present in healthy cells.

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In times of contemplation, you can only hope that Bud Selig will someday restore Roger Maris as the rightful single season home run champion.

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