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ONLINE 02-FEB-01 Editorials Thresher Editorial Staff Checks and balances In favor of inefficiency Changing the rules to fit the election STORY... Letters to the Editor Undergrounds patrons should be considerate Abortion column contains faulty logic Legal actions will not solve abortion debate . STORY... Houston unfairly named fattest city Joan Shreffler Special to the Thresher We're number one! A recent article in Men's Fitness magazine rates Houston as the "fattest city in America" out of the 200 metropolitan areas surveyed. STORY... History shows abortion ban could be a mistake David Cerutti Special to the Thresher Washington, 2001: George W. STORY... Reality television signals new low for pop culture Garret Merriam The new season of "Survivor" recently debuted and several million people tuned in to watch the spectacle. STORY... Search the Thresher pages: Enter your search terms: Copyright © 2000 The Rice Thresher. All Rights Reserved. This document may be distributed electronically, provided that it is distributed in its entirety and includes this notice. However, it cannot be reprinted without the express written permission of: The Rice Thresher, Rice University MS-524, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892, USA. The Thresher Online Project -- ethresh@listserv.rice.edu