Word: thanking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ways and Means Committee, made sure that provision stayed just as it was. His action will save about $200,000 each for a few hundred heirs each year. Cost to the Treasury: $880 million over 10 years. If you're one of the lucky few, you can call to thank Archer...
...that "I have the sad responsibility to tell you this afternoon that Bob Hope passed away. We will all miss him very much." Adding a bipartisan twist to the tribute, Congressman David Bonior (D-Mich.) echoed Stump's sentiments. "We are all saddened by his passing," said Bonior "We thank him for the memories...
...worldly among us, though, it may seem cliched, but we can and should express our appreciation to the famous and not-so-famous who have touched us while they're still around. For the famous in particular, rather than devouring the gossip dredged from their private lives, we should thank them for their achievements by supporting them and respecting their privacy. It's time we worked to diminish our seemingly insatiable appetite for celebrity news and gossip. By turning down the glare of the bright lights, we can let the celebrated live and die in peace...
...interview enough cancer patients, you'll find that hope is its own drug, false or not. Are you implying that cancer patients would rather not know about such progress and live in a world where doctors can disclose promising research on their own timetable? Those days are over, thank God, and the reaction to Ms. Kolata's article proves it. I would assume that the response--what you call hype--will pressure drug companies and researchers to compete, get faster results from the FDA and encourage funding. It seems the false hopes that were most dashed were those of TIME...
...this has made you interested in bringing your moral life up to par with your professional training, let me humbly offer a few suggestions. Next Sunday night at 8 p.m., don't watch "The Simpsons." Watch "Touched by an Angel" instead. More importantly, thank your parents for bringing you into the world and for sacrificing so much to keep you here. Find a code of morality, or perhaps reacquaint yourself with the religious tradition of your forebears...