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Under Jewish law, a man must grant his wife a divorce degree, or get, to end a marriage. Without it, a Jewish woman is unable to remarry within the faith, and she becomes known as an agunah, or "chained woman." Advocates of the bill say husbands use this power to demand favorable custody or visitation schedules - or money from their wife's family - during divorce negotiations.

My son's school Kennedy Krieger in Baltimore, Maryland sent a letter about 9/11 and their plans to ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DAY. Students are asked to wear red, white and blue. At 9AM all classrooms will stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance. And finally, at noon there will be a moment of silence to commemorate those who lost their lives. I am very pleased with this...seems the NEA did not get the desired results they wanted. Thank God!!

Originally published July 24, 2001 That's me by the mailbox. I'm waiting for my tax refund check. Sometime during the next 10 weeks, it should arrive - my sliver of President Bush's $1.35 trillion tax cut. I'm married, and we paid taxes last year, and we don't owe the IRS anything. So my husband and I should get the max - $600. Singles should get $300 and single parents $500. However, the ones who need it most, the 34 million who didn't earn enough to pay taxes last year, won't get anything. I consider this tax rebate a mean-spirited slap ...

Originally published July 24, 2001 That's me by the mailbox. I'm waiting for my tax refund check. Sometime during the next 10 weeks, it should arrive - my sliver of President Bush's $1.35 trillion tax cut. I'm married, and we paid taxes last year, and we don't owe the IRS anything. So my husband and I should get the max - $600. Singles should get $300 and single parents $500. However, the ones who need it most, the 34 million who didn't earn enough to pay taxes last year, won't get anything. I consider this tax rebate a mean-spirited slap ...