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Children of World War II
Tweet Share on Facebook October 18, 2007 Comment (1)The Oct. 15 letter writer who mentioned how World War II affected children (raising money to buy war bonds and stamps, knitting blankets, planting victory gardens) triggered other memories for me ["Wartime Reflections," October 15].
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Heart Surgery Webcast
Tweet Share on Facebook October 15, 2007 CommentI have just finished watching the video of valve repair surgery from the Cleveland Clinic [usnews.com/livesurgery].
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Retirement Requirements
Tweet Share on Facebook October 12, 2007 Comment"Best Places to Retire" [October 1] provides excellent insight into a retiree's needs.
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Bundling Campaign Contributions
Tweet Share on Facebook October 12, 2007 Comment (1)"A Bunch of Money Trouble" [October 1] asserts that bundling is a result of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold), which set contribution limits to individual candidates at $2,300.
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NYC Schools Success
Tweet Share on Facebook October 12, 2007 Comment"Changing Direction" [October 1] about remarkable success in certain New York City public schools puts to rest two pervasive myths: that all news is bad and that throwing money at social problems can never lead to positive change.
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Mitral Valve Surgery
Tweet Share on Facebook October 12, 2007 CommentThank you for your live broadcast of the mitral valve repair surgery [usnews.com/livesurgery].
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Worthy Wartime Expense
Tweet Share on Facebook October 12, 2007 Comment (1)In "No Rest For a Cold Warrior" [October 1], Dick Wientzen stated that the sensors on the U-2 "are good at looking at differences between man-made and natural objects."
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Filling Farmworker Gap
Tweet Share on Facebook October 12, 2007 Comment"A Bust, And a Blow To a Business" [October 1] is another frustrating example of our government's poor use of taxpayers' money.
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To Russia, With Love
Tweet Share on Facebook October 12, 2007 Comment"U.S. Sees Putin Back in 2012" [Washington Whispers, October 1] includes brief mention of "hundreds of U.S. companies flocking" to Putin's Russia to do business and notes the effects that these American companies are having on the Russian workplace.
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The Challenge of Iraq
Tweet Share on Facebook October 12, 2007 CommentWhy is it that Mortimer B. Zuckerman and the media consistently refer to President Bush as extremely partisan ("intense partisanship," as he put it) but rarely refer to Democrats this way ["A Failure of Politics," October 1]?
