Someone, somewhere might have a slightly better idea of some of this, but my academic friend, whose job it is to try to understand the illness, is exasperated by the difficulty of finding out the basics.

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Now it seems that African leaders have decided that unity is an idea whose time has come.

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Is it a good or bad idea to give this supplement to kids whose sleep schedules may be thrown off by a time change or some other factor?

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As in previous years, it heard from researchers whose studies strongly support the idea that human influence on climate is real and growing.

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"I think it's a great idea, " says Holly Palmer, whose daughter, Ree, is a senior.

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