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...Clintonian Revolution Your article on Obama's debt to the Clintons discredits Barack Obama [June 2]. Whether you like him or not, he deserves the credit for his success, not the Clintons. Let's stop praising the Clintons at any cost and move on. The Clinton era is over. Stephen Nettles, ACWORTH...
...Health Care for All How sad that senator Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a brain tumor [June 2]. Fortunately, as a member of Congress, he will receive the best medical care without regard to cost. For millions of working Americans, this diagnosis would mean liquidation of life savings, bake sales and coin jars at the local convenience store. Why can't Congress create a comprehensive health-care plan that treats us taxpayers as generously as they treat themselves? David Stockman, BILLINGS, MONT...
...seemed to promise little more than platitudes. The annual meetings of the World Economic Forum for Africa have often conveyed the impression that Africa's only problem is its image. Rebrand the continent as a success, the message goes, and all will be well. But this year the rising cost of food, Africa's energy deficiency and its projected failure to meet the Millennium Development Goals forced a deeper conclusion: Africa has a serious leadership deficiency. A new wave of ambitious, critical and perhaps more open politicians are clamoring for change...
...phenomenon, by the way. By broadening Apple's reach to 70 countries, people all over the world will now be able to buy a new iPhone. While the iPhone now accounts for 19% of the U.S. market, its global market share is less than 5%. Jobs said that the cost would not exceed $199 anywhere on the planet-a great deal for people who make euros rather than dollars...
...course, such access doesn't come cheap. A general membership can cost $1500 per year. An elite membership, which comes with a personal concierge available 24 hours a day, costs-well, if you have to ask, you probably can't afford it. "We're not saying Quintessentially is for everyone," Elliot admits. Those of us who can't afford an invite to the party will just have to find our Patagonian blueberries and albino peacocks elsewhere...