In our latest poll, we want to find out how many people have close encounters but keep them secret because of the danger of speaking out. Is this a vast, hidden reality, or do most people who have encounters talk about them, at least to family and friends?

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There has been so little news in the U.S. about the new mystery disease SARS, that it’s almost a news blackout. Perhaps the news is being downplayed in order to prevent panic, or maybe news organizations are simply preoccupied with the war in Iraq. We decided to go directly to the source?YOU, our readers?in order to find out how SARS is really spreading in the U.S., so please vote.
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U.S. troops brought dolphins to Iraq to locate underwater mines. The Brits brought their dogs, and a springer spaniel named Buster recently unearthed a huge hidden cache of arms that soldiers wouldn’t otherwise have found. Buster’s discovery was followed by the arrest of 16 Iraqis. Buster’s haul included AK47 assault rifles, a pistol, six grenades with fuses, 10 more grenade fuses, 160 rounds of ammunition in magazines and 79 loose bullets, and bomb-making equipment. Suitcases full of cash, heroin and crack cocaine, as well as pro-Saddam literature, were also discovered.
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