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...Russia party in December's parliamentary elections. The move is designed to keep him in power although he is constitutionally barred from seeking a third consecutive term as President. By leading his party at the polls, he can become Prime Minister instead. He has already all but ensured victory by??blocking some opposition parties from running and by using state-controlled TV to boost United Russia. As Prime Minister, Putin would be less powerful than the next President--unless that job goes to a political weakling. And there are strong signs that Putin has found just the man in Viktor...
...shocked by??"Stopping the Exodus," about the challenge of keeping students in school [May 14]. I commend you for making it known that many students drop out of school. I am an eighth-grader at a private school--and no, my teacher did not put me up to writing this. Where I come from, it's considered a tragedy if students do not get into their top choice for college, and they are condemned for settling for their second choice. Thank you for giving me some perspective on the experience of those students whose goal is not getting into college...
...surprised by??Lisa Takeuchi Cullen's "No Jerks Allowed" [April 2]. Cullen said "beastly bosses have shaved months off my life" and then defended them as being "some of the most gifted people I've known," as if that excuses their behavior. It is people like Cullen who create an atmosphere of acceptance for these cretins. Give me an office full of smiley faces anytime...
Back in 2000, inspired by??a desire to help those in need, Megan and Dennis Doyle of Minneapolis decided they wanted to do more than just volunteer or write a check. Instead, they took $30,000 of their own money and started a nonprofit called Hope for the City. The organization collects corporate overstock and distributes it to nonprofits in the Twin Cities, nationwide, and internationally to 26 developing countries. Today the nonprofit has a $900,000 operating budget and a 25,000-sq.-ft. warehouse to store the donated items and has distributed nearly $380 million of in-kind...
...impressed as I am by??Obama, I fear he would be this generation's Jimmy Carter, a man whose humility we appreciate and whose inexperience we're willing to overlook simply because we desire a change from the lies and arrogance of his immediate predecessors. The presidency is no place for on-the-job training...