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...true American pastime dying, to know that future generations will not be able to enjoy the simple pleasures that brought so much joy to their forebears' lives. Remember stamp-collecting? Coin-collecting? So it's with a slightly heavy heart that we announce the precarious plight of the national sport of Picking on Ben Affleck...
...number of uninsured American children nearly in half. Although SCHIP isn’t perfect–a recent study revealed that almost a third of eligible children are not yet enrolled in the program, suggesting that more targeted publicity is necessary–President Bush ignored the plight of millions of uninsured children by vetoing the bill. The President, in only his fourth veto in nearly 7 years, claimed that the proposal would be too expensive and might encourage those families covered by private insurance to switch to the governmental program. The former is simply a reflection of Bush?...
...context. And by having the actors perform the music themselves rather than mime to originals, Corbijn captures the energy of Joy Division's shows. Shot, naturally, in black and white, Control has the intense feel of a 1960s British kitchen-sink drama, leavened by Corbijn's empathy for Curtis' plight...
...though we suspected that the program would become enormously successful, we were concerned about the plight of students from middle-income families who did not qualify for HFAI would be overlooked. At that time, the College had stopped short of setting concrete goals for improving aid to all families earning between $100,000 and $200,000. These families, especially those with multiple children in college, can often be just as hard-pressed to come up with tuition dollars as low income families...
...really did listen, more than Presidents often do. He also asked questions. One sounded lofty, yet it resonated with those of us seated around the room: "How do I speak to the soul of America?" My answer to that was simple: Focus on the children. Their plight is our shame, I told him, and their promise is our future. Reach them and you reach our soul. Bush nodded in agreement. The conversation was rich and deep for more than an hour and a half...