ItsDeductible 2002 Cash for Your Used Clothing
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ItsDeductible 2002 Cash for Your Used Clothing
William R. Lewis
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Tax Year 2002 Workbook, 13th Edition of Cash For Your Used Clothing.

Cash for Your Used Clothing is the only product on the market today that determines and assigns the actual fair market value to your charitable donations and guarantees you will increase your tax refund or your money back!

An independent study showed that 91% of people who donate even one bag of clothing to charity value those donations at only 20% of what they are actually worth. This means they are overpaying their taxes by hundreds of dollars each year. In fact, this study showed that Cash for Your Used Clothing will save the average donor $526 per year.

If you're like most Americans, you really have no idea how much those old clothes, toys, sporting goods, and furniture you donated are actually worth. You make a guess, but what you may not realize is that the IRS allows you to deduct the actual fair market value for you donated items, which is often higher than your original guess.

Cash for Your Used Clothing provides thousands of valuations for commonly donated items. You simply enter your donated items and let Cash for Your Used Clothing do the rest. Our patent pending process strictly follows IRS guidelines so you can be assured that the fair market valuations are accurate and meet IRS requirements.

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1 out of 5 stars Over priced and Over rated.......2003-04-08

This slight book is not worth the...price tag. It's price listings are simply common sense. A "good" used item is valued approximately half of its new price. Subtract a few bucks for "poor" condition, add a few bucks for "excellent" condition.
That's it...

5 out of 5 stars If You Want To Save Money, You Must Have This Book!.......2003-03-11

This book has been absolutely incredible! I have always donated used items, but only deducted the maximum amount allowed without itemizing. The very first month I used this book for my donated items, my deductions exceeded $1000! Granted, I've been cleaning closets and a basement, but I have plenty more rooms and a garage that still needs sifting. I'll never again waste my time having a yard sale.

4 out of 5 stars Helpful.......2003-02-27

My CPA is recommending this book to all of his clients. I found it very helpful with all sorts of deductible items I never would have thought about. I'm convinced it's going to save me money on my taxes this year. I'll know what to be thinking about for next year now. Very informative and easy to read.

The Alchemy of Finance (Wiley Investment Classics)
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The Alchemy of Finance (Wiley Investment Classics)
George Soros
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New chapter by Soros on the secrets to his success along with a new Preface and Introduction.
New Foreword by renowned economist Paul Volcker
"An extraordinary . . . inside look into the decision-making process of the most successful money manager of our time. Fantastic." -The Wall Street Journal
George Soros is unquestionably one of the most powerful and profitable investors in the world today. Dubbed by BusinessWeek as "the Man who Moves Markets," Soros made a fortune competing with the British pound and remains active today in the global financial community. Now, in this special edition of the classic investment book, The Alchemy of Finance, Soros presents a theoretical and practical account of current financial trends and a new paradigm by which to understand the financial market today. This edition's expanded and revised Introduction details Soros's innovative investment practices along with his views of the world and world order. He also describes a new paradigm for the "theory of reflexivity" which underlies his unique investment strategies. Filled with expert advice and valuable business lessons, The Alchemy of Finance reveals the timeless principles of an investing legend.
This special edition will feature a new chapter by Soros on the secrets of his success and a new Foreword by the Honorable Paul Volcker, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
George Soros (New York, NY) is President of Soros Fund Management and Chief Investment Advisor to Quantum Fund N.V., a $12 billion international investment fund. Besides his numerous ventures in finance, Soros is also extremely active in the worlds of education, culture, and economic aid and development through his Open Society Fund and the Soros Foundation.

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5 out of 5 stars Wizard of Finance.......2007-07-05

Soros explains here his key analytical principle of reflexivity - essentially a positive feedback loop - in the context of boom-bust cycles in financial markets and economies, and its applications in his extraordinarily successful "global macro" trading system during the 1970s, 80s, and early 90s.

He gives unique contrarian insights into our understanding of supposedly cut-and-dried economic and financial ideas, such as his trenchant denial of the efficient markets hypothesis and financial markets equilibria. He draws surprising links between economic phenomena which hitherto were supposed to be independent of each other, the best example being his emphasis on the propensity for bank lending to reflexively influence the collateral values of the financial assets which it finances in such a way as to lead to a boom-bust cycle.

That mainstream economists would quibble with Soros's ideas are to be expected, for economists are known for being unreasonably disputatious and uncommonly sensitive to outsiders' criticisms of their theoretical sacred cows. But in the analysis of market trends and dislocations, and trading opportunities, I know where I would put my money, given a choice between academic economists and Soros.

Success speaks for itself. Soros applied his theories so successfully that he became the most successful hedge fund manager ever, his flagship Quantum Fund generating an average annual return of 30%+ between 1969 and 1995.

One cannot but admire his tremendous courage, for example, in taking on the Bank of England and breaking its back, as it were, in his famous 10 billion dollar Sterling short trade in 1992 which netted him a cool billion, and made him a legend among traders and feared by central bankers worldwide. His honesty in admitting his missteps, and coolness with which he analysed his failures, is equally impressive, and sets an example for all professional investors.

George Soros is a not just a legend, but a genius with one of the finest analytical minds of his time. He elevated trading to a fine art, an alchemy of which he was an inimitable wizard.

1 out of 5 stars Poor.......2007-04-11

I was looking for a good read about finance and invesments (being a Finance student) and George Soros' book seemed a bible to me. Not after I bought it though...

I had a scan and never read it! Useless. It is neither a good biography nor a good read. Boring, should I say?

Anyway, it contains an in depth case study about a portfolio and how it changed through different periods. Other than that there isn't much interesting. I don't even know to whom to recommend. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't recommend it to anybody, unless you are a big fan of George...

If you want a good read about finance and investments, buy anything but not "The Alchemy of Finance"...


3 out of 5 stars not useful.......2006-12-28

if you're looking for soros' trading strategies, you will be disappointed. this book's theory has little practical application. it was written very poorly as well - incredibly verbose, unnecessarily complex in an attempt to wow you with it's 'brilliance.' similar to academic journals, which frequently explain simple concepts in a very complicated manner to try to make the author sound intelligent.

as a person, his political philosophy is at complete odds with his life. he's so far left into the socialist/communism realm that he's off the map.he's anti capitalist, anti free trade, pro welfare state, yet he made all his money through the free market - the purest form of capitalism there is, yet hardly recognizes how his trading has benefited society. it allowed him to be able to help others become financially free, made markets more efficiently priced, broke unfair control of the currency markets by governments (bank of england), let his family be set for life, allowed him to contribute billions to charities, etc. he acknowledges none of it.

i respect his success, but am not a fan of either his book nor him as a person.

5 out of 5 stars The Alchemy of Finance.......2006-07-14

Was recommended to my by an international banker friend. A bit of a tough read , esp til you understabd what is "reflexivity". A well-written book that any one with a few dollars should read.

5 out of 5 stars Great ideas, put them in practice, made...zero money!.......2006-02-21

Not Soros fault of course. More down to my trading. Great read though and some nice ideas about how market sentiment works or should work. Another Besife Tonwe recommendation to our book club.
The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Journal of Competitive Excellence
  • Demonstrates Soros' Ledgerdemain
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  • Written by a convicted criminal & inside trader
The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market
George Soros
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Critical Praise . . .

"The Alchemy joins Reminiscences of a Stock Operator as a timeless instructional guide of the marketplace." — Paul Tudor Jones from the Foreword

"An extraordinary . . . inside look into the decision-making process of the most successful money manager of our time. Fantastic."— The Wall Street Journal

"A breathtakingly brilliant book. Soros is one of the core of masters . . . who can actually begin to digest the astonishing complexity . . . of the game of finance in recent years."— Esquire

"A seminal investment book . . . it should be read, underlined, and thought about page-by-page, concept-by-idea. . . . He's the best pure investor ever . . . probably the finest analyst of the world in our time." — Barton M. Biggs, Morgan Stanley

George Soros is unquestionably the most powerful and profitable investor in the world today. Dubbed by BusinessWeek as "The Man Who Moves Markets," Soros has made a billion dollars going up against the British pound. Soros is not merely a man of finance, but a thinker to reckon with as well. Now, in The Alchemy of Finance, this extraordinary man reveals the investment strategies that have made him "a superstar among money managers" (The New York Times).

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5 out of 5 stars A Journal of Competitive Excellence .......2006-05-17

Essential reading for the practitioner and even more critically required reading for the academically baked student of the markets. From living with frustrating ideas of Utopian equilibrium found in well-stocked university libraries this is a voyage of reading that changes lucidly the thought process into understanding the perpetuity of change in the markets.
It is critical to understand the significant role the size of markets play in the present day world as to how markets are driving the shape of events rather than focusing searching only the events that would drive markets.

Do not expect any recipes of magic that would turn stale ideas into profit machines here though. Instead be ready to be soaked in a process of thought that applies to not just markets but well in anticipating the outcomes of the human struggle for furthering competitive excellence.

2 out of 5 stars Demonstrates Soros' Ledgerdemain .......2005-12-11

Soros is perhaps history's greatest manipulator of markets. His actual quantitative analysis does not stand up to any rigorous testing, nor have his trading techniques withstood anomalous shocks or the simple resistance of pure market forces.

Most, if not all of Soros' great trading coups seem to come from carefully constructed manipulations or runs on markets. Often, his genius has been the interpretation of the desires or intentions of major regulators (Treasury Secretary, Fed Chairman, other central bankers). One suspects this has not been accomplished without cooperation among fund managers and the regulators themselves.

Soros' political and financial pronouncements and policies all seem geared towards generating profits -- he is highly skilled at talking his positions. Lately, though, his dollar short, along with Buffet and others, has been a disaster, suggesting that, absent the unethical cooperation of a Robert Rubin, Soros' crystal ball begins to cloud over. Perhaps that was why he was so anxious to see a Democrat back in office.

His last book, "The Bubble of American Supremacy" was barely literate. He should stick to currency manipultions with his friends around the world, and leave politics and psychiatry to the pros. His theory of "reflexivity" is nothing more than the explanation of markets as subject to mass psychology -- work that others have done better, but perhaps not applied so larcenously.

It is enough to grind billions out of the markets through questionable methods. Why does Mr. Soros feel compelled to be accepted as a genius or some sort of genuine philantropist? His greed seems unlimited in every field. \

4 out of 5 stars All that is solid melts into air.......2005-10-17

The only thing I'd like to add to this discussion is to highlight out tendency to assume that the status quo will continue. It's by exploiting this assumption that has allowed me to make some money in the equity markets. As an example of our tendency, I'd like to offer a quotation from one of the previous reviews of Soros' book (put up in 1999):

Indeed, it is almost embthrassing to read Soros' predictions - that the dollar will depreciate dramatically in the 90s, that Japan will surpass the US as economic leader, that the US economy will succomb to fiscal and trade deficits. Soros' predictions are not just wrong, they are the complete opposite of what actually has occurred.

For 1999 that analysis might have been valid. Now, here we are only 6 years later and the world economy is in much different shape (and closer in keeping with what Soros' predicted): The US economy is weighted down by fiscal and trade deficits that are at historic levels. The dollar is starting to tank and although the Japanese are not surpassing the United States anytime soon, they are recovering finally. What is problematic to me is the tendency to assume that the status quo will continue. Pointing out that it won't is one of the chief benefits of this book.

3 out of 5 stars Had to take a second look.......2005-04-06

Several years ago, I read Soros' description of reflexivity hoping to understand what he thinks about markets. I thought he'd failed miserably, was too much like expecting a good hitter to explain how he connects with the baseball. Easier to do than explain. In finance, that is surely even more true, and is in line with von Neumann's naive definition of complexity: a simple system is easier to describe mathematically than to build: the solar system (even if chaotic), a rocket, and so on. A complex system is easier to build/produce than to explain mathematically: the genetic code, or an egg, e.g.

Having heard Sheri Markose (Uni Essex) talk recently in Galway about the Red Queen and the Liar Strategy (Cretan Liar, Gödel et al), I became much more curious and now expect that Soros might really have something to tell us but we have to figure out what it is. Two of his main ideas are easy to agree with: expect surprises (the essence of complexity), and we can create self-fullfilling prophecies. The interesting question is whether there's anything there about markets that can be mathematized (Sheri produced formalism, but we still need an example). In any case, the book of Soros to read is "The Crisis of Global Capitalism". Therein, he writes in more detail what he thinks. A third main point (about markets or any social phenomena), his big point: our perception of social reality is always wrong, time will show the flaws in any model, but there are good models (models that are locally correct) and bad ones. My work ("Dynamics of Markets") teaches that the good local models ("models") are empirically based: they describe what markets have been doing, but don't include the surprises, the future. Global predictions are always wrong. Dictatorially enforced models like communism, and extremist free market models like globalization via deregulation are good examples of self fullfilling prophecies. A fourth point, also Soros' main point: because our understanding is always imperfect, reality will always produce something (a surprise) that our model doesn't predict. With deregulation, the most recent surprise for American Christian Fundamentalists may be the systematic bankrupting of the US by the neo-con regime that they've elected and support without question.Why? Because they expect that both they and G.W. Bush will spend an eternity together in heaven. The Fundies will have first to become unemployed to see their mistake. With an island mentality, most Americans don't even know, e.g., that whereas gas prices in the US have more than doubled in three years, they've barely changed in Europe. They rise in gas prices in the US is due soley to the systematic devaluation of the dollar by Bush, a fact that both Soros and Buffet have profited from by betting against the dollar.

1 out of 5 stars Written by a convicted criminal & inside trader.......2004-05-21

See Dec. 20th, 2002 on the BBC web site. George Soros was convicted of inside trading in the stock of Societe Generale.

Alchemy is pretty easy when you trade on inside information. Ivan Boesky made millions too by cheating.
The Four Elements of Financial Alchemy: A New Formula for Personal Prosperity
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The Four Elements of Financial Alchemy: A New Formula for Personal Prosperity
Jacques F. Vallee
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4 out of 5 stars Framework for financial success.......2001-06-06

"Comparing the bandwagon-joining, daytrading-frenzied investors of today to the medieval alchemists who searched for a secret substance rumored to transform base metals into gold, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Jacques Vallee structures a less magical (but presumably more effective) framework for financial success in this brief primer on investment strategy."

5 out of 5 stars Lucid and insightful.......2001-03-21

The Four Elements of Financial Alchemy is a unique and comprehensive introduction to the field of personal financial planning. Lucid and insightful - it should be required reading for all first-time investors.
Investment Alchemy
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • Everyone planning to retire should read this book
  • Investment Alchemy
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Investment Alchemy
Guy E. Baker , and Rick Jensen
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IA is an easy to understand discussion of the stock market -how to invest, what you need to know about the market and how to organize your portfolio. IA also discloses a systematic investment strategy anyone can use. Even more important, IA reveals an analysis of how to determine your retirement needs. This is the problems facing most families as they try to assess their needs at retirement.

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5 out of 5 stars Beyond 5 Stars!.......2002-07-23

This book has all there is for the novice and experienced
investors ... . It has all the information relevant to the world of investments, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, indices ....
All presented in as simple way as possible to the man in the street. Yet in it's own way I would think even the expert money
managers will hate to give this book a miss!

5 out of 5 stars Everyone planning to retire should read this book.......2000-07-30

I was surprised how quick paced and understandable this book is to read. Investment strategies can be very dry. But this book is a fast read and I learned a lot from the author.

I have never been able to stay in the market when it got rough. But this book showed me why I need to stay in, even when all the bad news tells me to get out. More important, I learned that if I use a wide allocation of funds, I will actually have less risk. This was a real eye opener for me.

I am very grateful the author took the time to write this book. It will change my entire approach to investing. Now maybe I will actually achieve my objectives. Thanks

5 out of 5 stars Investment Alchemy.......2000-07-27

A must read for anyone wanting to know what investing is all about.

5 out of 5 stars Investment Alchemy.......2000-05-24

As a financial planner, I am always skeptical of how to books. This book was a huge surprise! There is no fluff or selling. It is straight forward, educational and easy reading. I would recommend that any of my clients read this book to reinforce basic investment principles.

In a dynamic market, with so much noise, investors can get confused and make big mistakes. IA gives clear guidelines that are appropriate to all investors. The author's concise, entertaining writing style is easy to follow and retain. I was surprised at how simple he made some very difficult concepts. This always indicates knowledge and understanding of the subject matter.

Anyone who picks up this book will benefit but only if they apply the principles. An A+ to the author for his wonderful effort. Thank you.

5 out of 5 stars Sensational(?) title, solid-gold content.......2000-02-20

A believer in a buy-and-hold approach to mutual funds investing, I am trying to develop an efficient asset allocation plan. I have read useful and informative books such as Bogle on Mutual Funds (by John Bogle) and The Winning Portfolio (by Paul Farrell), and while they provide readers with what they consider model portfolios, I was frustrated by the lack of information on how those asset allocation pie-charts were actually derived. If you are the type of person who prefers to learn how to catch fish than to be given one, then Investment Alchemy provides you with a tangible starting point, and it does so in mere 130 pages.

By perusing this book, you will have a concrete idea of why an efficiently diversified portfolio should minimize the risk (volatility), thus yielding higher returns. Think of Portfolio A and B having $100 each to start with. Portfolio A grows 10% in the first and second year, while Portfolio B grows 19% in the first and 1% in the second. While the average return rates for both portfolios are 10%, the Portfolio A shows higher balance at the end of the second year. The authors' idea of building an efficiently diversified portfolio centers around this concept. You will then learn how to combine different asset classes to develop such an efficient asset allocation plan without having to be too theoretical.

I recommend this book to any mutual fund investors who are trying to establish his/her own investment strategies over a long haul. A basic familiarity with mutual funds and some statistical concepts (such as correlation and standard deviations) will make the reading easier.
Alchemy: Turning Common Stocks into Gold: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Turn the Stock Market Into the Ultimate Cash-Flow Machine
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • I made money the first week.
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Alchemy: Turning Common Stocks into Gold: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Turn the Stock Market Into the Ultimate Cash-Flow Machine
Rod Czlonka
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Alchemy, Turning Common Stocks into Gold is a proven formula for converting the stock market into the ultimate cash-flow machine.Through the use of option writing strategies, anyone can get started on the road to financial freedom and earn consitant, monthly income. Learn the secret used by thousands of work-at-home professionals. Mutual funds and money markets will never get you where you want to be! This program works. Many people have the portfolio of stocks neccessary to get started, they just don't know how.

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1 out of 5 stars Real reviewers???.......2006-01-08

Three nice and tidy reviews, all 5 star, all with no downsides. Looks fake to me.

5 out of 5 stars I made money the first week........2002-05-28

I have spent the last year losing money in the stock market. Everything I tried lost money. I saw the ad for the Alchemy book and thought what have I got to lose? Within one week I was making money, a lot of money. On my first trade I [made quite a bit]. Now all my friends are asking me what option writing is about and if it is hard to do. The program was easy, and the thing I like the best was that I can do it forever. I just wanted to say that this is a great book and I am really glad I found it.

5 out of 5 stars Hidden Treasure.......2001-12-01

This is a must for a serious trader or a novice just getting started in the market. It goes into great details on how to watch the market and make an instant treasure within a day, or for more sophisticted strategies over a period of time. For times like these, this book has been very helpful to me understanding the market, and of course cashing in.
What differentiates this book is the detail the book goes into. It gives every step in each chapter. If you are thinking of getting some type of second income, than Alchemy is the book to get started with. This book certainly has motivated me be smarter on the market and has brought new life to my financial world.

5 out of 5 stars It works!.......2001-01-18

I found Mr. Czlonka's technique's easy to understand and even entertaining to read through. My husband is already invested in the stock market but these techniques helped us become actively involved with our investments. I would recommend this book as a must read for anyone who is considering ways to make their money grow.
The new alchemy: Veblen's theory of crisis and the 1974 British property and secondary banking crisis. (Thorstein Veblen): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues
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    The new alchemy: Veblen's theory of crisis and the 1974 British property and secondary banking crisis. (Thorstein Veblen): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues
    Peter Scott
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    This digital document is an article from Journal of Economic Issues, published by Association for Evolutionary Economics on March 1, 1996. The length of the article is 4717 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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    Title: The new alchemy: Veblen's theory of crisis and the 1974 British property and secondary banking crisis. (Thorstein Veblen)
    Author: Peter Scott
    Publication: Journal of Economic Issues (Refereed)
    Date: March 1, 1996
    Publisher: Association for Evolutionary Economics
    Volume: v30 Issue: n1 Page: p1(11)

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    Negative alchemy?: Corruption, composition of capital flows, and currency crises (NBER working paper series)
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      Shang-Jin Wei
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        It was a hugh disappointment. I had his 2001 and it was great. This has little information, and a bunch of forms.
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          William Thompson
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            Take the guess work out of the Pastor's pay. This invaluable 116-page book is designed to help the church board establish a fair and reasonable salary for the Pastor. With the new excise sanction laws, it is more important than ever for the church board to use outside resources when setting compensation. Complete with all relevant worksheets, employment contract, minutes for a pay raise, fringe benefits and much more.
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              David Epstein
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                  How to Avoid an IRS Church Audit Plus IRS Accountable Reimbursement Plan for Clergy
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                    Buckeye backlash: Ohio clergy ask IRS to derail religious right's church-based political machine.(Eric Williams) : An article from: Church & State
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                      The IRS and churches: clergy shouldn't buy Falwell's falsehoods.(Editorials)(Editorial): An article from: Church & State
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                        Publication: Church & State (Refereed)
                        Date: September 1, 2004
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