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...Bush understand what life is like for the middle class? When was the last time either of them had to search under the sofa cushions for milk money? I have an idea that would really help jump-start the economy: instead of spending all those campaign contributions on stupid ads that no one pays attention to, why not send part of the money to every registered voter? We could try to pay off our debts and get the economy moving upward. Suzanne Pontius West Alexandria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 8/23/2004 | See Source »

...Iraq. I was in favor of a pre-emptive war to get Saddam Hussein before he used weapons of mass destruction against the U.S. or supplied them to terrorists. I now realize we Americans were deceived by our President and Vice President. There is no virtue in blind, stupid stubbornness (neither mine nor our President's), no wisdom in sticking to an untenable position. I am flip-flopping to support Kerry. Stewart Perry Wayzata, Minnesota, U.S. The photo you published of a woman yawning as Kerry addressed a rally in Iowa says it all about Kerry - boring. Brian Boltz Lancaster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 8/17/2004 | See Source »

...Language. Günter Grass has come out against the reforms, and many parents haven't bothered to learn the new rules. Susan Haselbach, 42, a Berliner with three school-age children, admits that "many of the new regulations I simply don't understand. The whole thing appeared so stupid that I refused to relearn everything." Will the reforms survive? They still have plenty of fervent supporters, like Brandenburg's Education Minister, Reiche. "For 20 years people have known we need a spelling reform," he says. "We need clear rules that are not contradictory. If you reverse the spelling reform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tongue Twisters | 8/15/2004 | See Source »

...when, to how we would split the bills. Was the house throwing too many parties? Were the frat boys taking over the living room? Was the Harvard contingent unfriendly and antisocial? In other words, we found a way to bicker over just about everything. Some of these were stupid, others were legitimate; just about all were intractable...

Author: By Stephen M. Marks, | Title: A House Divided | 8/13/2004 | See Source »

...These fishermen were so stupid,” she said, noting that the men went from driving “beat-up trucks” to Rolls Royces. The blatant turnaround eventually led to their arrest...

Author: By Margaret W. Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Orlean Discusses Book ‘Adaptation’ | 8/13/2004 | See Source »

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