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  • Young Pedro was cruel by nature; the early training which he had received from her hands had in no way softened him, and as a natural result, when he came to the throne and became his own master, he soon made himself known and feared by his many terrible and wicked deeds; and so marked did this fierce trait of character appear, that he was ever known as Pedro the Cruel, much to his mother's shame.

    Women of the Romance Countries John Robert Effinger 1901

  • I love Ryan Philippe ever since I saw him in "Cruel Intentions".

    Filmstalker: Dent cast in Batman Begins sequel? 2006

  • Jane McGonigal has developed a game called Cruel 2 B Kind.

    October 2006 2006

  • Jane McGonigal has developed a game called Cruel 2 B Kind.

    IL 2006: Closing Keynote: Liz Lawley 2006

  • Marty Lederman, The White House Dissembles on Torture and the CIA's Authority to Engage in Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment (Jan. 14, 2005) 24.

    Balkinization 2006

  • Marty Lederman, Administration Confirms Its View that CIA May Engage in "Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading" Treatment (Jan. 12, 2005) 23.

    Balkinization 2006

  • Marty Lederman, Administration Confirms Its View that CIA May Engage in "Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading" Treatment (Jan. 12, 2005) 23.

    Balkinization 2006

  • Marty Lederman, So, Does the President Think That the CIA Should be Forbidden from Engaging in Cruel, Inhuman and Degarding Treatment?

    Balkinization 2006

  • Marty Lederman, The White House Dissembles on Torture and the CIA's Authority to Engage in Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment (Jan. 14, 2005) 24.

    Balkinization 2006

  • Marty Lederman, So, Does the President Think That the CIA Should be Forbidden from Engaging in Cruel, Inhuman and Degarding Treatment?

    Balkinization 2006

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