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	Students Act On Beliefs

debbyski

6-22-2007 10:16 AM

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censorship, students, play, iraq, war

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6-22-2007 8:45 PM

kkcapricorn

This is a travesty!

6-22-2007 8:50 PM

Oortcloud

This is what happens when people live their lives with their brains shut off. Nothing more sick than when people persecute people because they don't share the same thought processes or beliefs.

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