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Your article naming President-Elect Barack Obama as Person of the Year was insightful, interesting and original [Dec. 29]. After two elections in which the American people voted for the guy they'd most like to have a beer with, you illustrated why we voted a different way this time. We finally elected the smartest guy in the room. Erin Pagel-Mohr, REDLANDS, CALIF...
...layoffs in manufacturing, construction and retail. It was the highest figure since 1945. Unemployment stood at 7.2%, with 11.1 million Americans out of work. Financial markets around the world tumbled after the news--viewed as another sign that the U.S. recession appeared no closer to ending--while President-elect Barack Obama said he would move quickly after taking office to pass a stimulus plan...
...life, that poetry can still us--that is, let us pause for a moment and, as we contemplate that careful, careful language, hopefully see situations anew, from a different angle. That's so much of what art and poetry offer. To have that affirmed by the President-elect has really been an exciting thing for poets...
...political capital on fixing the holdover problem, and it could drain support for what he prefers to be concentrating his time and energy on: a potentially trillion-dollar stimulus bill. That too, of course, is essentially another bailout, but it's directed at Main Street, so the President-elect can count on a little more gratitude from the American public. If he can't spend his entire inaugural week celebrating, that's the least he can expect in return for his efforts...
Honoring Obama Your article naming President-elect Barack Obama as Person of the Year was insightful, interesting and original [Dec. 29]. After two elections in which it seemed the American people cast their vote for the guy they'd most like to have a beer with, your article illustrated why we as a country voted a different way this time. I'm proud not because we elected an African American but because we finally elected the smartest guy in the room. Erin Pagel-Mohr, Redlands, Calif...