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...Poor Choice Re "Postcard: Utrecht" the problem in European elections is the choice of third-rate politicians on offer [June 8]. When the parties are unable to nominate any candidates whom I feel I can trust and respect, why should I go and vote for one? I'm Dutch but I live in Germany, and not one of the faces presented seemed to convey a personality with whom I could identify. If one of the suits actually did have a personality, they completely failed to get it across. Nevertheless I just went out and voted - for yet another grey face...
...rich man. He's managing the family estate. I published Rich Dad, Poor Dad in 1997, and both my real dad and my other dad were dead. If I had written the book while my real dad was still alive, he'd have killed...
Does education have anything to do with how rich or poor you become? Muhammad Umar Gulzar NEW YORK CITY...
...thing, it's poor. Mississippi is not only the fattest state in the nation, but also the poorest, with 21% of its residents living below the poverty line, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Alabama and West Virginia, the second and third fattest states, are tied for fifth poorest. With a poverty rate of 14%, the South is easily the most impoverished region in the country. "When you're poor, you tend to eat more calorie-dense foods because they're cheaper than fruits and vegetables," explains Jeff Levi, executive director of Trust for America. Poor neighborhoods also have fewer...
...also defers, at least unless the Arias negotiations break down, the question of whether the U.S. should squeeze the Micheletti regime by cutting off aid - always a dicey prospect when a country as poor as Honduras is involved. Washington funnels about $50 million a year to Honduras in social and military assistance, much of which the State Department put on hold in response to the coup; and in 2005 it signed a five-year, $215 million development grant for the country. Because of the coup, the World Bank has already suspended $270 million in pending credit for Honduras as well...