"All I want is for President Bush to take one hour out of his vacation and meet with me before another mother's son dies in Iraq, " she said.

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Joseph's mother told TVNZ network that her son had given up drugs and begun exercising in order to meet the medical requirements needed to work in the mine.

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Three characters--husband, wife, and son--meet in their castle, sit at a table set with food that the mother has prepared in her kitchen.

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