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...rich at the expense of the middle class and the poor, and that view is shared by 55% of those who described themselves as independents. Brenda Keen, 49, a business manager for a University of Georgia literary journal, says Kerry's concern for the middle class is a big factor in winning her vote. "It's a struggle to have what's accepted as a middle-class American lifestyle," she says. Keen, the single mother of a 10-year-old, worries that even with a 3% raise--her first raise in two years--to her $36,000 salary, meeting...
...Faith Is Received Your story "The Faith Factor," on religion and the Oval Office [June 21], included a quotation by me. Contrary to the implication and context of your reference, my remark had nothing to do with President Bush personally. Instead, I was referring to the way he invokes God and Jesus, and good and evil, in policymaking speeches, apparently intending their impact to "bypass the mind and go straight to the bloodstream" of his listeners. Elaine Pagels Professor of Religion Princeton University Princeton...
...rest of the world deserve a public debate on that issue. Besides going to war, spending billions and making more enemies, is there anything we can do to prevent it happening again? Robert S. Moore Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. How His Faith Is Received Your story "the faith factor," on religion and the Oval Office [June 21], included a quotation by me. Contrary to the implication and context of your reference, my remark had nothing to do with President Bush personally. Instead, I was referring to the way he invokes God and Jesus, and good and evil, in policymaking speeches, apparently...
Though the patent office recognized the ethical and animal cruelty concerns surrounding its decision, the EPO also pointed to the potential medical uses of the patent as a factor in its ruling...
...dermatology and textiles in the U.S., Canada and Australia. Finally, he developed a technology that involved a combination of specially woven fibers, UV-absorbing chemicals and a manufacturing process that maintains durability. Result: Solumbra, a material that is tightly woven, lightweight, cottony-soft and nylon-based. A sun-protection factor of 30 is built into the fabric, which, even when wet, blocks out 97% of the sun's harmful UVA and UVB rays. According to Hughes, the fabric remains effective after 100 laundry cycles and 100 full days of sun exposure...