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Charles Packer <packer@clark.net> wrote:
: In article <347DC8DB.2EB8@ix.netcom.com>, snowbird@ix.netcom.com wrote:
:>1) It underscored and highlighted the glaring racial hypocrisy in
:>America

: Is the story about race, or is it about the first-ness of 
: seven babies surviving birth vs. the not-so-specialness-anymore
: of a mere six babies surviving?

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: packer@clark.net
: http://www.clark.net/pub/whatnews/whatnews.html

Actually, six were born, but only five survived. So that takes it down
another notch in specialness.

And there has been something of a happy side-effect from all of this.
Groups in Washington have reacted to all the attention in Iowa by finally
stepping forward and helping the family of the five surviving babies.
After all, that's quite a burden too. (Frankly, I can't imagine how people
even cope with twins!)

Dan Kennedy
http://www.shore.net/~dkennedy