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A dubious marriage initiative.

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From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
Date: 20040120
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The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday, Jan. 20:

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The 19th-century American humorist Ambrose Bierce once suggested that the main value of marriage is to cure a form of temporary insanity known as love. The Bush administration thinks marriage is good for other maladies as well, and wants to see more of it.

"On average, children raised by their own parents in healthy, stable marriages enjoy better physical and mental health and are less likely to be poor," says Wade Horn, assistant secretary for children and families at the Department ...

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