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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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30.10.06

Headline, first sentence:

Telegraph UK:
Lula on brink of victory thanks to the grateful poor
When voters in the sun-drenched resort of Recife on Brazil's north-eastern coast went to elect a president four years ago, many of them had to climb from their precarious homes perched on stilts along the seafront, negotiating rats, sewage and open sea to reach the polling station
Brazzil Magazine:
Lula's Win Keeps Brazil on Its Course far from Washington
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's resounding electoral victory with over 60 percent of the vote places Brazilian politics on a new footing.
Reuters UK:
Lula, Brazil's first working-class president
Whether escaping from rural poverty with his family on the back of a truck or leading auto workers in huge strikes against a military dictatorship, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has shown a stubborn resolve
EuroNews:
Second term for Brazilian President
The Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won a landslide victory in the second round of the country's election.
OhMyNews Int'l:
Lula Re-elected in Brazil
Election day in Brazil the polls have just closed (10 p.m. Local time, 10 a.m. KST). With 128 million votes counted, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has won 68 percent of total valid votes against 39 percent for Geraldo Alkimim.
Mail&Guardian SA:
Re-elected Lula to champion Brazil's poor
Celebrating a landslide re-election, Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed on Sunday to fight for social justice while spurring economic growth.
People's Daily:
Brazil's president re-elected
Brazil's Presiednt Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, candidate of the Workers' Party, won a second term in the presidential runoff with Geraldo Alckmin, Brazil's electoral court announced on Sunday.

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