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From: Elias J Theodoracopoulos <ejt1@columbia.edu>
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Noted with apprehension.

>From the GOP draft platform, as reported in today's NYT
(http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/late/28cnd-gop-platform.html):

"Government does have a role to play, but as a partner, not a rival, to
the armies of compassion," states the draft. 

Sappho could teach these guys a lot.

EJTh


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