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...underdeveloped nations help themselves. They should not be sold arms to suppress their own people or threaten their neighbors. They should not be given money, which often goes into the pockets of their rulers, but should receive instead practical assistance and the equipment to better their condition. If the poorer countries were not exploited, they would not provide a fertile ground in which terrorism could take root. MICHAEL DREW Heacham, England
...workers to know that their withholding taxes are helping pay for Cheney's round-the-clock medical care, even though these workers couldn't pry their way into their own doctor's office with a crowbar. Isn't there anything that would shame this rich-get-richer, poor-get-poorer Administration? Apparently not. GLENN HODGES Memphis, Tenn...
...executive pensions remain in place. Investing legend Warren Buffett, who has been campaigning against executive compensation that is out of line with returns to workers and shareholders, said in a recent speech that "what really gets to the public is when CEOs get rich, really rich, and they get poorer...
...every age," Williams reports, "American males have poorer health and a higher risk of mortality than females." More of them smoke (26% compared with 22%, although women are catching up quickly); they are twice as likely to be heavy drinkers and far more likely to engage in behaviors that put their health at risk, from abusing drugs to driving without a seat belt...
With a more serious tone, Summers began his speech addressing ways the U.S. can help poorer countries...