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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:00 AM

Why the Jeremiah Wright story deserves more attention

Some problem-plagued nations could ill afford to devote so much time and energy to a matter of this sort. Thankfully, the U.S. isn't one of them.

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  • Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:01 PM

    Reasons to Talk

    So it isn't as though we really have anything else to talk about besides Jeremiah Wright.

    Absolutely. And looking at it from Wright's side, all those wonderful conditions and trends you allude to are exactly why Reverend Wright is so vocal in the first place. On account of everything being so wonderful.

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