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...look back at that time and shudder at how we treated those who came from another place? Our incredible ingenuity, our innovation, our ideas, our universities - all these are the product of our ability to attract the brightest minds from all over the world. The Statue of Liberty? A gift from France. "God Bless America"? Written by an immigrant. Why do we continue to submit to an antiforeign ideology? Emily Feder, St. Louis...
Uncle Ted, the Senator with an avuncular penchant for gift-giving - $3.4 billion in federal earmarks for Alaska since 1995 alone - has been convicted of receiving a few freebies of his own. Stevens, 84, was found guilty Monday on seven felony counts for failing to report $250,000 in improper gifts he received from Bill Allen, the disgraced executive of an oil-services company...
...second experiment, done under the guise of a product-evaluation test, participants were asked to hold heated or frozen packs used to treat muscle aches. They were then told they could receive a gift certificate for a friend, or a gift for themselves. Those who held the hot pack proved to be more likely to ask for the gift certificate for a friend, while those who held the frozen pack tended to keep the gift...
...only framed picture in this world of Facebook photos is a picture of myself, Peter, Christine, and Tom at last year’s Bacchanalia. It was a gift for my birthday from Peter and Christine. The note that accompanied it is taped on my wall above my desk. Their notes to me from birthdays, holidays, and other special occasions often got me through difficult times. Or, at least, times I thought were difficult. Many worries now seem less important when faced with the loss of Peter...
Stevens, Ted • explanation as to why a chair that was given to him and kept by him was not actually a gift is offered...