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29 April, 2008
Poverty in the First World
This sentence, from The Economist, says it all:
A pessimist would reply that the other big killer, obesity, keeps spreading, especially among the poor.
The emphasis is mine, of course.
Posted by Amit Varma in
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#106 - Generalissimo 76
Sample clues
9 across: Van Morrison classic from Moondance (7)
6 down: Order beginning with ‘A’ (12)
