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		<title>In Iowa, Republican Presidential Contenders Face First Test</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Republican voters in the U.S. state of Iowa will hold party caucuses Tuesday in the first step in choosing a candidate who will challenge President Barack Obama in the November election. Voters will gather in churches, school houses and other meeting places to cast their votes.   The latest voter surveys indicate that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has the lead in Iowa among Republican contenders. Romney is closely followed by Texas Congressman Ron Paul. Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum is in third place. After days of criticizing each other, the Republican candidates on Monday focused on President Obama, a Democrat. Romney hammered away at Obama's record on the economy. “He said if 'I can’t get this economy turned around in 3 years, I’m looking at a one-term proposition.' I’m here to collect,” Romney said. Santorum attacked the Obama administration for regulations on business. “People are saying, well what’s hurting this economy? This president, and his top down, I know best, I’m going to tell you how to run your business, how to run your farm, how to run your life. The huge cost that that’s putting on the American people and business is crushing this economy,” Santorum said. Former congressman Newt Gingrich, who is well behind the leaders in the poll, also took aim at Obama, blaming him for the political divisions in Washington. "What America needs is a president who thinks about the children and the grandchildren of this country and the future of this country, and puts that above his own petty, arrogant ambitions and instead serves the country,” Gingrich said. Voters in Iowa often do not crown the eventual presidential nominees for either Republicans or Democrats.  But its first-in-the-nation caucuses can serve as a launchpad for political success in other states during the next several weeks of the candidate selection process.  The Iowa caucuses also serve to push weaker contenders out of the race. A survey Monday in Iowa's largest newspaper, the Des Moines Register, indicates 41 percent of voters had not made up their minds. Of the seven Republican contenders, one of them, the former U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, has not campaigned in Iowa.  He is pinning his hopes on a good showing in the northeastern state of New Hampshire, where voters will cast primary election ballots on January 10. Obama is unopposed for his party's renomination, but he faces a difficult test to win another term.  The nation's economy, the world's largest, has recovered sluggishly from the 2007-2009 recession, leaving many voters questioning his leadership. VOA correspondents Jim Malone and Kane Farabaugh discuss Iowa caucuses ]]></description>
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		<title>House of Lies: Series Premiere Full Episode</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Charlie Rose - An Hour with Warren Buffett</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett discusses his New York Times Op-Ed piece &#8216;Stop Coddling the Super-Rich&#8217; which calls on Congress to increase taxes on the Super-Rich like himself www.CharlieRose.com]]></description>
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		<title>Flight of the Conchords- Business Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>FDA concludes silicone breast implants mostly safe (AP)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON &#8211; Federal health officials say the latest data on silicone breast implants show they are relatively safe, despite frequent complications that lead about one in five women to have the implants removed within ten years. A Food and Drug Administration report issued Wednesday is the agency's first safety assessment of the implants since regulators returned them to the market in 2006. That followed a 14-year ban when only saline-filled implants were widely available. The FDA pulled silicone implants off the market in 1992, saying manufacturers had not provided medical data showing their safety and effectiveness. At the time, there were worries about a connection to a variety of diseases, including cancer and lupus. But the agency returned the implants to the market five years ago after most studies failed to find a link between silicone breast implants and those diseases. Patients and plastic surgeons say the silicone-filled implants look and feel more real than saline versions. The approval came with conditions, including a requirement that the companies complete studies on women who have received the implants. The FDA's safety endorsement is primarily based on those studies, conducted by the two U.S. manufacturers of the products, Allergan Inc. and Johnson &#038; Johnson's Mentor unit. But industry critics point out that most of the studies are incomplete, and many women have already dropped out. For example, only 58 percent of women enrolled in a 1,000-patient study of Mentor's implants are still accounted for after eight years. Two larger studies of 40,000 women, conducted by both Allergan and Mentor respectively, have each lost a significant number of patients after just two to three years. Dr. Diana Zuckerman of the National Research Center for Women and Families said most medical journals would not publish the studies cited by FDA because of the missing data. "Once a medical product is approved, the manufacturers have no incentive to do these required studies properly," Zuckerman said. "So, we end up with useless information, which is what has happened with the largest, most important studies of silicone gel breast implants." The FDA commented that "both manufacturers have communicated to the FDA the difficulties in following women who have received silicone gel-filled breast implants." The agency said it is working with Allergan and Mentor to increase participation and follow-up. The most common side effect remains scar tissue which hardens around the implant, warping the shape of the breast. Other problems include implant rupture, wrinkling, and lopsided appearance, according to the report. "Despite frequent local complications and adverse outcomes, the benefits and risks of breast implants are sufficiently well understood for women to make informed decisions about their use," the agency concludes. Based on the company data, FDA says 20 to 40 percent of patients who have implants for cosmetic reasons will need another operation to modify or remove them within eight to 10 years. For women with implants for breast reconstruction, the number is even higher, at 40 to 70 percent. Breast augmentation remains the most popular cosmetic surgery in the U.S., with nearly 300,000 women receiving saline or silicone breast implants last year. Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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		<title>South Texas enjoys major boom from oil fracking (AP)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ COTULLA, Texas &#8211; Bill Cotulla's hand rests on the handle of his great-grandfather's cane, his gravelly voice recounting the changes in the small town his ancestor founded and named for himself some 130 years ago. Almost overnight, it has transformed from a South Texas backwater to the hub of a major oil boom. "You can't be choosy," the 75-year-old muses, considering the expanse of new RV parks, hotels and restaurants. "The oil companies that are putting up buildings are keeping nice yards." For generations, Cotulla has been a town where even the paved roads had the aura of the dusty, saloon-lined paths from old Western movies. Cowboys, ranchers and shop owners tied their livelihood to the hunting season. Young people left to escape double-digit unemployment and poverty rates. Now, the challenge is all the people pouring in. Cotulla, about 90 miles south of San Antonio, and nearby towns are rushing to house hundreds of workers and approve plans for apartment complexes and industrial parks to keep up with the development of the Eagle Ford shale formation, one of the most plentiful new oil fields in the country. After several years of preliminary work, the project is fully under way and sales tax revenues are soaring. Municipalities are paving roads, laying water lines and creating parks while trying to avoid being overextended when the boom tapers off. "There's still more people coming," said Jerry Cox, owner of JJ's Country Store, a restaurant and convenience store on the main highway that runs through the town. "It's like Davy Crockett at the Alamo. You gotta think, are they ever going to stop coming?" he added, referring to the onslaught of Mexican soldiers who overwhelmed the fort. The economic transformation is the result of a new drilling method, hydraulic fracturing, combined with horizontal drilling, that allows companies to extract oil and gas from impermeable layers of shale. Major industry players have joined the Eagle Ford project, including Anadarko, Range Resources and Shell. Chesapeake Energy of Oklahoma City signed a multi-billion dollar deal with the Chinese state-owned oil company to raise cash to drill in the shale. No solid estimate of likely production has been made, but the American Petroleum Institute said the field should yield billions of barrels of oil. The project already supports 12,600 fulltime jobs, and by 2020 could account for $11.6 billion and nearly 68,000 jobs in a 24-county area, according to study in February by the University of Texas' Center for Community and Business Research. Initially, some residents were skeptical about the windfall. In this barren land of mesquite trees, cactus bushes, rattlesnakes, feral hogs, coyotes and bobcats, oil booms_ the real ones_ always happened elsewhere. But the fat bonus checks and royalties rolling in to mineral rights' owners have changed attitudes. Cox renovated the kitchen in his restaurant and put down new flooring. He desperately wants to hire at least six people. A friend who began building a Best Western on the Cotulla highway had all the rooms booked before construction was complete. People are driving around town in new cars. Larry Dovalina, interim city administrator of Cotulla, home to barely 3,500 people, said new requests for water and sewer services are coming in daily. The power system is overburdened. Sales tax revenue rose from $445,000 in 2009 to more than $600,000 last year. Some residents, like Mariane Hall, manager of the Cotulla Chamber of Commerce, are worried about possible side effects from the boom, especially ground water contamination. The development uses a technique known as fracking, which injects chemical-laced water into the shale to push out the minerals. Environmental groups and the Environmental Protection Agency have expressed concerns about the method. But the industry insists it is safe, and residents generally say they'll rely on federal and state agencies to enforce environmental regulations and provide oversight. Similar booms have happened in other shale regions &#8212; most notably Pennsylvania, North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. In the places with mostly natural gas, however, production is slowing as the price of natural gas drops. In South Texas, oil courses through the Eagle Ford's geologic layers &#8212; just as the price per barrel lingers at or above $100. The area, home to barely a half-million people in some three dozen counties, has been one of the nation's poorest. Several counties have poverty rates over 30 percent &#8212; three times the national average. "We've gone through a long dry spell," said Jill Martin, owner of Ben's Western Wear shop in downtown Cotulla. At times, Martin thought she might have to close. The store relied on online sales and the hunting season, when hundreds descend on the area for its white-tailed deer. Now she knows she should stay open later and on weekends but can't find enough employees. "It's just been amazing from no activity to ...," Martin says, gesturing at the commotion in the small shop packed with cowboy boots and plaid shirts, along with the steel-toed boots and flame resistant clothing coveted by the oilfield workers. Sixteen miles north, Dilley, sits just off the shale. Yet plans for a 60- to 90-room hotel have been approved, city administrator Melissa Gonzalez said. Three RV parks are going up. Recently, a man offered to buy the town's airport. Forty miles away in Carrizo Springs, 72-year-old Doris Jackson's RV park has grown from 42 units to 125 in the past two years. The supermarket is packed and runs out of food. She has one well and is getting thousands of dollars in royalties every month. And she's about to get a second well on her property. "What are we gonna do with all that money?" Jackson says shaking her head. "I'll still buy my clothes in the second-hand shop like I've always done." ___ Follow Plushnick-Masti on Twitter at http://twitter.com/RamitMastiAP Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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		<title>Why Google Won&#8217;t Survive the Facebook Threat (The Atlantic Wire)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Google's internet monopoly is certainly something to be envied. In the words of Ben Elowitz at TechCrunch, Google "had the most impressive dataset the world had ever seen; the most sophisticated algorithm to make sense of it; an audience of a billion users expressing their interest; and more than a million advertisers bidding furiously to reach those consumers at just the right moment." But is its crucial search feature vulnerable to Facebook? According to Elowitz, yes. Google is vulnerable precisely because its dataset is, as he puts it, "dead." Its search algorithm analyzes the pages and links that users have left behind, but it has almost no first-hand knowledge of any of the users who created this content. The users are all anonymous. Facebook, on the other hand, "has created a platform that knows more than 600 million people, complete with identity, interests, and activities online." Writes Elowitz: If Google&#8217;s business has been built on choosing which Web pages, out of all those in the universe, are most likely to appeal to any given (but anonymous) query string, think about this: Facebook already knows, for the most part, which pages appeal to whom&#8212;specifically and directly. And, even more powerfully, Facebook knows each of our individual and collective behavior patterns well enough to predict what we&#8217;ll like even without us expressing our intent. In Elowitz's estimation, this key difference could give Facebook a tremendous advantage in search "when it eventually decides to move in that direction." But Matt Rosoff at Business Insider calls this idea "completely nuts." For one, he argues, a search function is "absurdly expensive." Moreover, Facebook already has a huge uncapitalized upside, as it only collects about $2 to $3 per user per year (though with 700 million users). But further than that, that is just not the way things go in the tech industry. Google will lose to Facebook, but not through a search function. A single dominant player emerges -- Microsoft in operating systems, Google in search, Amazon in e-commerce, Facebook in social networking. Once that happens, it's extremely hard for another player to beat the incumbent by doing the same thing better... The way to win is to do something new and different that makes the old incumbent's business less relevant... And that's the real threat of Facebook and other social companies to Google. Eventually, users will realize they can get a lot of of the information they need -- particularly shopping recommendations -- without ever conducting a search. At Beyond Search, Stephen Arnold agrees with the premise that "search" is no longer where the action is. Google is the past, rooted firmly in AltaVista.com-type methods. Facebook is, like it or not, the future of information access: gated, incomplete, social, and essentially cut loose from precision and recall unless intermediated through &#8220;friends.&#8221; Facebook may not need search, but nonetheless, Arnold points out that it has its problems cut out for it. Google is anchored in brute force solutions, and Facebook operates on a membership basis. Country club members put up with craziness from management in order to golf, have a place to park fancy cars, and eat dinner with people who are members. For Facebook, the company seems to be on a collision course with management, design and usability, performance, and legal issues related to personal information Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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		<title>South African president: Gadhafi ready for truce (AP)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 03:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TRIPOLI, Libya &#8211; Moammar Gadhafi is ready for a truce to stop the fighting in his country, the visiting South African president said Monday after meeting the Libyan ruler, but he listed familiar Gadhafi conditions that have scuttled previous cease-fire efforts. Rebels quickly rejected the offer. South African President Jacob Zuma said Gadhafi is ready to accept an African Union initiative for a cease-fire that would stop all hostilities, including NATO airstrikes in support of rebel forces. "He is ready to implement the road map," Zuma said. Zuma said Gadhafi insists that "all Libyans be given a chance to talk among themselves" to determine the country's future. He did not say Gadhafi is ready to step down, which is the central demand of the rebels. He was speaking to reporters from South African and Libyan TV, which broadcast his remarks late Monday. In April, Zuma led a delegation of the African Union to Tripoli with an AU proposal for a truce. Gadhafi said he would accept the truce but quickly ignored it and resumed his attacks, while the rebels rejected the cease-fire out of hand because it did not include Gadhafi's exit from power. Since then many cease-fire efforts have failed for similar reasons. In Benghazi, the de facto rebel capital, rebel Foreign Minister Fathi Baja rejected the African Union plan. "We refuse completely, we don't consider it a political initiative, it is only some stuff that Gadhafi wants to announce to stay in power," he told The Associated Press. He said he believes Zuma is in Tripoli to negotiate an exit strategy for Gadhafi, though Zuma's office denies that. Baja also said the rebels would launch an offensive against Gadhafi soon. For decades Gadhafi has identified Libya as an African as much as an Arab nation. He disbursed millions of dollars in aid to African nations and built himself up as a leader of the continent. Zuma was greeted with all the requisite fanfare by Gadhafi's beleaguered regime. Dozens of Gadhafi supporters, bused in for the welcoming, waved green Libyan flags and chanted slogans denouncing the NATO bombing campaign against Libyan government targets. NATO temporarily lifted its no-fly zone over Libya to allow Zuma's South African air force plane to land at the main military air base next to Tripoli. In Rome Monday, an indication that Gadhafi's regime is losing support came from eight top Libyan army officers, including five generals, who defected from Gadhafi's military. They appealed to their fellow officers to join the revolt. Several senior officials, including at least three Cabinet ministers, have abandoned Gadhafi during the uprising that began in February. Even so, he clings tenaciously to power, and the military units still loyal to him are far superior to the forces available to the rebels. One of the officers, Gen. Melud Massoud Halasa, estimated that Gadhafi's military forces are now "only 20 percent as effective" as what they were before the revolt broke out in mid-February, and that "not more than 10" generals remain loyal to Gadhafi. Gen. On Ali On read an appeal to fellow army officers and top police and security officials "in the name of the martyrs who have fallen in the defense of freedom to have the courage" to abandon the regime. The general, wearing street clothes like his fellow defectors, denounced both "genocide" and "violence against women in various Libyan cities." An anti-government activist based in Tripoli said that dozens of residents angrily chanted against Gadhafi's rule in a rare demonstration in the Libyan capital on Monday. His claims could not be confirmed because of restrictions placed on reporters in Tripoli. The activist sent reporters a YouTube video showing the men chanting, "There is only one God and Moammar (Gadhafi) is his enemy." The timing and authenticity of the video could not be independently confirmed. The Zuma visit came during relentless NATO bombing runs on Tripoli and other parts of the country, aimed at weakening Gadhafi's military and giving the outgunned rebels a chance in their battle against the longtime ruler. Though relations between Gadhafi and the African Union have been strained, Zuma has joined other African leaders in accusing NATO of overstepping its U.N. mandate to protect Libyan civilians and calling for an end to the airstrikes. Zuma's meeting with Gadhafi at his Bab al-Aziziyah compound was attended by only two other people, according to a Libyan official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not at liberty to discuss the talks. ___ Additional reporting by Frances D'Emilio on Rome and Michelle Faul in Benghazi, Libya. Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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		<title>Lockheed Martin hit by cyber attack (AP)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 10:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON &#8211; Hackers launched a "significant and tenacious" cyber attack on Lockheed Martin, a major defense contractor holding highly sensitive information, but its secrets remained safe, the company said Saturday. Lockheed Martin, the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon confirmed that the contractor's information systems had come under attack. Lt. Col. April Cunningham, speaking for the Defense Department, said the impact on the Pentagon "is minimal and we don't expect any adverse effect." Still, the concerted attempt to breach the contractor's systems underscored the risk to the nation's critical defense data. Chris Ortman, Homeland Security spokesman, said his agency and the Pentagon were working with the company to determine the breadth of the attack and "provide recommendations to mitigate further risk." Lockheed Martin said in a statement that it detected the May 21 attack "almost immediately" and took countermeasures. As a result, "our systems remain secure; no customer, program or employee personal data has been compromised." The company's security team is still working to restore employee access to the targeted network. Neither Lockheed Martin nor the federal agencies revealed specifics of the attack. ___ AP writer Jennifer Malloy contributed to this report from Los Angeles. Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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		<title>Table-Hopping Friend Deserts Dinner Companions To Hobnob (Dear Abby)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 18:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ DEAR ABBY: From time to time, my husband and I are asked by some friends to dine out with them. However, the wife does some things that make us very uncomfortable. She prides herself on being friendly and outgoing. When we're in a restaurant, she'll go from table to table and engage in conversations with people she doesn't know. She'll ask where they're from, what they've ordered, etc. Once, she eavesdropped while the people at the next table discussed what they were ordering and gave them her opinion on what they should "really" order. It progressed to her joining them for a short time at their table for further conversation. While I appreciate that she's trying to impress us, it embarrasses my husband and me. How do we handle the situation without telling her, making her feel bad and putting a strain on our friendship? We don't enjoy dining out with them like we used to. Are we overreacting, or is this bad manners? -- MORTIFIED IN SALT LAKE CITY DEAR MORTIFIED: If you and your husband are dinner guests, the lady should be devoting her attention to you and not the other diners in the restaurant. To leave you and go table-hopping is rude. However, to call her on it would be equally rude. So, because you don't enjoy dining out with them the way you used to, do it less often and it will be less upsetting. DEAR ABBY: How can we convince our married daughter with children to seek a separation or divorce from her husband, who is physically, mentally and economically abusive to her and the kids? We believe she's suffering from low self-esteem, depression and other issues she can't resolve with him. She has had to borrow what little money we can spare to buy food, school clothing and other basics. Her husband believes she should be working, taking care of an infant and an older child, paying for day care, half the bills and mortgage. Abby, this man has an income in the lower six figures! We suggested therapy, but it was ignored. He blames everything on her. There is so much more to this story, but it would take up 10 of your columns. Please help. -- DESPERATE DAD IN CALIFORNIA DEAR DESPERATE: A lawyer could point out to your daughter that she lives in a community property state, and half of what her husband has accumulated during the marriage is hers. A social worker could warn her that abuse doesn't remain static, that it can escalate to violence if it hasn't already. Statistics could illustrate that men who abuse their wives often go on to abuse their children. There is much that could be done, but not until or unless your daughter is willing to admit to herself that she is the victim of spousal abuse and take action. DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law, "Kay" -- who is in her 50s -- dresses like she's in her teens or 20s. Don't get me wrong, she looks great. She exercises several hours a day to keep in shape and follows a strict diet. Kay wears spaghetti-strap shirts and short skirts in the summer, and bikinis to sunbathe. I understand that she wants to show off her body, but is there a way to direct her to more age-appropriate clothing? Or am I in the wrong here? -- PRIM AND PROPER IN OKLAHOMA DEAR PRIM AND PROPER: You are well-intentioned, but if you are wise, you will refrain from giving your mother-in-law any unasked-for fashion advice. How she dresses is her business, not yours, and I seriously doubt your comments would be welcomed. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. To order "How to Write Letters for All Occasions," send a business-sized, self-addressed envelope, plus check or money order for $6 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby -- Letter Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Postage is included in the price.) Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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