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who wrote such unforgettable songs as “Pancho & Lefty” and “If I Needed You

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Formed in 1969 by ex-members of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention

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Learning From the Octopus witches of east end * The Misconceptions that canDespite the billions of dollars we've poured into foreign wars, homeland security, and disaster response, we are fundamentally no better prepared for the next terrorist attack or unprecedented flood than we were in 2001. Our response to catastrophe remains unchanged: add another step to airport security, another meter to the levee wall. This approach has proved totally ineffective: reacting to past threats and trying to predict future risks will only