He said the Postal Service began to question whether it even technically fell under Congress's appropriation bill, because the service is an independent agency that doesn't receive an annual taxpayer subsidy, but instead is reimbursed by Congress for certain relatively small areas, including delivering mail to the blind and overseas voters.

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They have cared for him since he came to the U.S., where he has undergone seven surgeries, including one that left him blind in the right eye.

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Many wealthy candidates have used blind trusts to quell conflict of interest concerns, including the world's most powerful billionaire, Michael Bloomberg.

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"Gayle was working to help little children with disabilities - some blind, some deaf, some with no limbs - including victims of the many landmines from the many wars in Afghanistan, " she said.

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Tests on monkeys, including ones in which the animals' eyes were held open to check that the beam does not blind, suggest it causes no permanent damage.

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Epstein said the school will keep admissions need-blind and provide additional scholarships depending on need, including full-tuition scholarships to all Pell Grant-eligible students.

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He says that most of his assets, including a television channel and the biggest stake in Chile's national airline, have either been placed in a blind trust or, if he wins, will be sold before he takes office.

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Ford's prototype system aims to lessen distraction by taking readouts from biometric sensors and combining the data with information from the car, including speed, steering-wheel angle, and data from radar sensors or cameras used in blind-spot obstacle detection or cruise control.

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