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...exactly a pressing problem. In 2007, the Department of Health and Human Services published a major study showing that people who work in education rank 18th out of 19 listed professions in the use of illicit drugs. (Those who work in food service, arts, retail and "information" services - like, um, journalists - were among the major offenders.) Only 4% of educators reported use of illegal drugs in the previous month, compared with 14% of construction workers, who work in a much more dangerous environment. The 4% figure for teachers is still too many, but it doesn't indicate an epidemic...
...Um Ahmed, who was displaced from her home in southern Baghdad during sectarian violence, managed to cast a vote at station No. 65 the central part of the city. But she said many Iraqis like her had trouble. "The whole operation is a failure," said Ahmed. "And certainly we will find evidence of a lot of fraud. The problem of displaced people is not solved...
...um, Neil Young wrote a song about the bailout...
...electoral system? It just doesn’t make any sense.” He offered a series of condescending observations as I squirmed in my seat. “Why don’t you do something about it?”“Well, um, a few states have adopted proportional systems?” I began feebly, trying to keep track of all his complaints, but by then he had lost interest.I was indignant. For the first time in my life, I was an indignant American! I was wholly caught up in the election fervor...
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