To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

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Oversharing, Exhibitionism, Loneliness

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BY FROMA HARROP It pains me to take Elizabeth Edwards to task for anything. She is suffering from terminal cancer and from assertions that her cheating husband fathered a child with a party girl. So my first instinct is to totally lay off. The only rap against her, it seems, is that she knew of […]

Horse Or Camel?

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BY FROMA HARROP A camel, the old saying goes, is a horse made by committee. We don’t want camel health reform. We don’t want Washington lawmakers debating whether it should have one hump or two. We want a horse – a sleek machine that performs with efficiency. One may prefer that landmark legislation enjoy wide […]

Arrogance

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BY FRANK P. BELCASTRO This week the Senate Finance Committee thought it was a hilarious joke as they ejected one brave activist after another, for...

A Mother’s Job

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH “You have so much responsibility. It’s just hard work all the time,” said Bristol Palin, the new spokeswoman for the Candie’s Foundation to prevent teen pregnancy, at an “Event to Prevent” town hall on Wednesday. I’ve got news for you, Bristol. It gets worse. Little kids, little problems. Big kids, big problems. […]

Take The Bluff

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BY KAREN WEBB Now the GOP is saying if the Democrats investigate the Bush people then he or they will be forced to investigate Clinton...