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    Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States vs Paul Johnson's A

    History of the American People? What are the major differences between these two books?
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    Can you recommend a book - looking for gripping thriller set now or in recent...

    ...past, not too hard to understand? Have you read any recently? I like ones with a sense of place, not sci fi and not ones that are really convoluted about the mafia or something, because I'll find it hard! don't mind if it is murder mystery, psychological thriller, or political thriller..
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    Did anyone else think it was a shock in the tv debate when Cameron said this?

    “Are we really happy to say that we’d give up our independent nuclear deterrent when we don’t know what is going to happen with Iran, we can’t be certain of the future in China?” Of course we don't know the future in China but surely this was a slip up to put them in the same bracket as Iran...
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    When your lease runs out, can you normally continue on 2 months rolling notice, or do

    you have to resign for a? year or something? Rental lease btw! We had a 12 month lease, with both sides being able to give 2 months notice after the first 6 months. When we get to 12 months up, I'd like to continue on a rolling 2 month notice basis, can you normally do that?
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    What to do about this musty smell in corner of lounge? In a rental, please advise,...

    ...it hurts my nose!? We're in a rental that has got some mould/ventilation issues. But the only visible mould is in the sealant just behind the kitchen sink (a contractor removed some but it is coming back). But I keep noticing a strong musty rusty smell in one corner of the lounge that...
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    Annoying msn video chat!!?

    When I try and talk to my friend on video chat it cancels out her noise when I talk. This isn't too much of a problem when we are just chatting but when we want to practise singing together etc its really annoying. Is there anyway we can switch it off? Thanks (:
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    Re Kercher case - the news never explains how this man who is already serving time

    for murder connects in with? the suspects currently being tried? Is this all just private information? Was he meant to have been an accomplice of Knox and Sollecito - I suppose he must have implicated them if he confessed, otherwise why are they being tried? Unless the police suspect his is a...
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