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The term Extraordinary Rendition has been seen quite a lot recently in the media as it has been used in reference to the alleged transfer of terrorist suspects to countries with less stringent human rights in order to interrogate them for longer periods and with the use of psychological and...
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The term Extraordinary Rendition has been seen quite a lot recently in the media as it has been used in reference to the alleged transfer of terrorist suspects to countries with less stringent human rights in order to interrogate them for longer periods and with the use of psychological and physical abuse.
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In Jeffrey Ford's "The Dream of Reason" (also reviewed in Extraordinary Engines), a truly mad scientist named Amanitas Perul believes that stars are made of diamonds and that matter is light slowed to a standstill.
AUDIO REVIEW: The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction edited by Allan Kaster 2009
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Readers looking for insights into Rice's thinking and actions as national security adviser and secretary of state under George W. Bush will not find them in "Extraordinary, Ordinary People."
Condoleezza Rice's family memoir, reviewed by Patricia Sullivan Patricia Sullivan 2010
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Readers looking for insights into Rice's thinking and actions as national security adviser and secretary of state under George W. Bush will not find them in "Extraordinary, Ordinary People."
Condoleezza Rice's family memoir, reviewed by Patricia Sullivan Patricia Sullivan 2010
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Jeff VanderMeer's "Fixing Hanover" (originally reviewed in Extraordinary Engines edited by Nick Gevers) is about a man hiding from his past in the community of Sandhaven.
AUDIO REVIEW: The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction edited by Allan Kaster 2009
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We read in Whitelocke, under date March 22nd, 1653, that instructions were "debated in the House for the Lord Viscount Lisle to go Ambassador Extraordinary from the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England to the Queen of Sweden."
Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple (1652-54) 1888
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M. de la Loubère, who was Envoy Extraordinary from the French King to the King of Siam in 1687 and 1688, wrote an account entitled a
Umbrellas and Their History William Sangster 1848
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“Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times” by Amy Goodman and David Goodman (Hyperion, 2008)
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“Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times” by Amy Goodman and David Goodman (Hyperion, 2008)
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