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Question: Talia and Jim's fear of helping 7-year-old Anselmo with his homework, lest they create a dependent, immature child, is a peculiarly Western-and profoundly American-preoccupation. American middle-class parents typically regard young children as dependent beings who must be urged toward independence.

Answer: American middle-class parents typically regard young children as dependent beings who must be urged toward independence.

Question: He was one of Clinton's principal enablers, to use a word employed by Maureen Dowd in today's New York Times.

Answer: He was one of Clinton's principal enablers, to use Maureen Dowd's word.

Question: Pat Lenaghan suggested that clinicians need recommendations about what could be accomplished now. They need to know that screening works and that the sooner screening is implemented the sooner patients with alcohol problems can receive help.

Answer:
He said that clinicians need idea's about what can be done now. They need to know it works and that the sooner screening is done the sooner patients with alcohol problems get help.