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Dueling Senators
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Your April 26 front-page article on the feud between Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert G. Torricelli of New Jersey reminded me of the couples I work with as a divorce mediator. I try to encourage them to concentrate on the goals they have in common, like putting the best interest of their children before their own needs. Senator Lautenberg and Senator Torricelli should do the same: put aside pettiness, competition for power and their egos and concentrate on the interests of the people who elected them, the principles of the Democratic Party that they are both committed to, and the issues of the day. More : query.nytimes.co |
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