Though not everyone who takes thalidomide experiences this side-effect, there is no way to predict who will escape it and who will not.

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Helping the powerful safely escape this perilous aspect of power is not only in the interest of power holders, but is also in the interest of all who are daily impacted by their decisions.

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Whether you believe it or not, this week's escape to Guatemala is written in the stars.

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''Human trafficking is a crime that can be hidden from public sight, but this modern day slavery will not escape the attention of the authorities and we will work tirelessly to set the innocent victims of such crimes free and hold those responsible for such exploitation to account.

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This is not a how-to guide, but a call to legs: anyone can, and should, escape urban life and run, he writes.

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