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The Boston Phoenix
August 3 - 10, 2000

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Pandora's box

Even if the courts shut down Napster for good, the music industry has been irrevocably changed by digital downloads.
by Laura A. Siegel

Total kombat

The grassroots world of Ultimate Fighting
by Michelle Chihara

Grad school of hard knocks

In Malden, pro-wrestling hopefuls compete to build a Killer résumé
by Andrew Weiner

Banking: Clamping down on predatory lending
Development: Cambridge's asbestos field
Dot-Com: Virtual schaudenfraude
Exit Strategies: Assisted suicide comes to Boston
Media: An improper resignation
Radio: A legend leaves
Relocation: Boomerangs flung across town

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Editorial

Letters to
the editor

Sheep's clothing

Don't be fooled -- the Bush-Cheney ticket is anything but inclusive, moderate, or compassionate

Don't Quote Me	by Dan Kennedy
No news is bad news The media whine about the no-news convention and miss the real story: The public's profound alienation from politics

Talking Politics	by Seth Gitell
Free to be the GOP Despite the right-wing butt-kissing, the Bush-Cheney ticket marks the party's return to its roots: Big money and big business

City Hall	by Ben Geman
Plutocracy and its discontents Do Boston city councilors have what it takes to block Menino's Red Sox scheme?

Out There	by Kris Frieswick
Le wow If France is so great, why don't they have a word for 'kick ass'?

Urban Buy	by Camille Dodero
Snap judgments Surveying the new novelty cameras

Ask Dr. Lovemonkey

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