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Question: President Bush told us that before 9/11 there was an appetite in the government for killing Bin Ladin, not for war. Looking back in 2004, he equated the presidential directive with a readiness to invade Afghanistan.

Answer: Bush told us that before 9/11 there was an appetite in the government for killing Bin Ladin.

Question: We 're determined to conserve the Northern Forest of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York, as well as the White and Berkshire ranges, and the countryside surrounding the Appalachian Trail.

Answer: We aim to conserve the Northern Forest of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York, the White and Bershire ranges and Appalachian trail area.

Question: Trying to be charitable, the best I can muster about Patrick Quigley's July 23 article, "Server Time Out," is that he is simply ignorant of the facts of rural life.

Answer:
In my opinion Patrick Quigley's "Server Time Out", shows that he is ignorant of the facts of rural life.