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In article <1992Nov3.225524.25908@oracle.pnl.gov> d3e758@bucky.pnl.gov (JE  
Pelkey) writes:

  ...

> So, we want some output that looks basically like what I've shown
> below.  I want the items that correspond to each other on the left and 
> right to line up horizontally with each other and I want them to
> line wrap like in paragraph mode.  Preferably, I should also be
> able to itemize the columns (or at least bullet item them).
> 

  ...

> Here's the type of thing I want:
> 
> 
> 
> Left column - item 1         |     Right column - item 1
> may be multi-line            |
>                              |
>                              |
> Left column - item 2         |     Right column - item 2 - lines up with 
>                              |     Left column - item 2
>                              |
>                              |
> Left column - item 3         |     Right column - item 3
> another multi-line           |
>                              |
>                              |
> 
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You can accomplish this with:

\newlength{\tablewidth}
\setlength{\tablewidth}{\textwidth}
\addtolength{\tablewidth}{-15pt}
\newlength{\tablecolwidth}
\setlength{\tablecolwidth}{0.4\textwidth}

\begin{tabular*}{\tablewidth}
{@{}p{\tablecolwidth}@{\extracolsep{\fill}}p{\tablecolwidth}@{}}
Left column of item 1, maybe multi\-line&Right column of item 1 \\
Left column of item 2&Right column of item 2 lines up with left column of
item 2 \\
Left column of item 3, another multi\-line&Right column of item 3 \\
\end{tabular*}


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