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by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Sep 19th, 2009 at 06:28:27 AM EST
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And it reduces the requirement for footnotes, by making it simpler to request explanation and expansion of a claim.

- Jake

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by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Sat Sep 19th, 2009 at 06:39:01 AM EST
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