Small change

Christian Century, March 23, 2004

> SMALL CHANGE: President Bush's reelection effort had raised $131 million by the end of January and is expected to tally a total of $250 million. The Nation (March 1) has some thoughts about how that money might be otherwise used: buy body armor for 166,666 GIs; cover the cost of removing 23 million landmines left in Egypt after World War 11; pay off the personal share of the national debt for 10,455 people; cover (nearly) the payroll of both the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox; or buy 12 million pheasants for Vice President Dick Cheney to shoot.

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