The response is to offer to write a response column, or to publish a response in any of the public outlets to which they have access.

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In response to my column yesterday, Consumer Reports Is No Fan Of iPhone 5, I received a large number of comments.

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Hatfill said the newspaper refused to publish his response to the column.

CNN: Scientist blasts Ashcroft for anthrax 'innuendo'

But as I recently noted in my response to a Charles Krauthammer column, if the Poles feel threatened by their regional security environment, they have a very funny way of showing it.

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In response to last month's column, a number of readers also voiced their concerns.

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"I feel sorry about how some people interpret our giant pink playground, " Mr. Rahofer said in response to Ms. Burmester's column.

WSJ: Berlin Leftists' New Target: Barbie Dreamhouse

Before I go further, I should note that after I'd finished writing my original column I got back a response to questions I'd e-mailed Michael Dell.

CNN: Does IT matter? CEOs and CIOs sound off

Editorial writer Rapheal Reece-Harrel(ph) has used his column in the free paper Metro to exhort Mexicans to participate in response to widespread marches in the United States.

NPR: Immigration Activists Target U.S. Businesses in Mexico

When I wrote a column some months ago that Apple could be the next Polaroid, the response was instantaneous and huge.

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