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...song Walk On. The rest is intuitive. Bono arrives with no security, takes gifts (a leather-bound volume of Seamus Heaney for Patrick Leahy, a framed copy of the Marshall Plan speech for Colin Powell) to suit his host's taste. He poses for every staff picture, and his thank-you notes are handwritten and prompt. He wears whatever he pleases. "I refuse to be anything other than what I am," he says. "I literally get into the clothes at the end of the bed. If somebody doesn't take them off and wash them, things would probably...
...daughter Liza was born here in this room a month ago. Her husband is a carpenter. They pay $13 a month in rent. Melinda held Liza for a few minutes, and then she and Bill got up to go. "Very impressive," said Bill, using his default version of thank you. "Namaste [goodbye]," said Melinda, holding her palms together and bowing slightly...
...Thank you for a solid overview of medical advances that have a high potential for making a significant difference in our lives. Although it is prudent to be aware of medical breakthroughs--particularly vaccines for disease prevention and treatment--it is wiser still to keep in mind that we all have within us the capacity to live fuller and healthier lives. GARY D. GILMORE La Crosse...
...Thank you for the informative articles on U.S. immigration policy [Dec. 5]. Although I believe the government needs to reform the system, I disagree with the tactics of the Minutemen [the vigilantes who patrol the borders and demonstrate against immigrants at day-labor centers]. Perhaps the Minutemen could better channel their energies by finding U.S. citizens willing to perform the jobs that illegal immigrants are doing and assisting those Americans in getting such jobs. JAMES GATES Lake Worth...
...assuming "unchecked power" during wartime, and reminded everyone who was in charge when April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks asked a double-barreled question. Bush seems to like Ryan, who reaches a largely African-American audience and occasionally asks about the President's faith-based initiatives. "Thank you for violating the multiple-part question rule," Bush said playfully. "I didn't know there was a law on that," Ryan shot back. "There's not a law," Bush said, to rising laughter from his staff and the press. "It's an executive order. In this case, not monitored...