But it would require conservative intellectuals to dissociate themselves from their brethren who deny evolution, global warming and the value of stem-cell research, while promoting homophobia and the rest of the dreary litany of popular but ludicrous conservative causes.

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Relying on a rule from 1989, employers that hand out cell phones to their employees had to report the value of employer-issued cell phones as they would compensation.

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Instead, he advises, Virgin should build on its image of irreverence and value in a few key areas--airlines, cell phones, music, the Internet, maybe even trains--and do more to exploit these brands in many parts of the world.

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