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Someone once said that a poor man is crazy, whereas a rich man is merely eccentric.
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The Khashoggi Problem
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The Korea Times (They are a-Changin’?)
The always informative and never ridiculous beacon of global journalistic excellence, the Korea Times, recently ran a piece entitled 'Gay hating lawmakers; slut-shaming 'Slutwalk''....
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