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CORRESPONDENCE.

MAMA'S DELICATE CONDITION TO THE EDITORS: I've followed with interest your debate about acting Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift, who is pregnant with twins [TAP, May 7, 2001]. I'd be thrilled to have as governor a woman who was also the mother of young children, instead of the cluelessly sexist middle-aged men who tend to occupy that position. Maybe Governor Swift will take another look at Massachusetts's draconian welfare-reform laws and set about making sure that all needy working mothers have excellent child care, government-funded housing, flexible schedules, great ...