Mr.Obama says he is standing by his pledge to freeze spending for three years in all areas except national security, and programs funded through special taxes that help the elderly and the poor.

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Given this scenario, every single one of us -- except the poor young woman herself -- would recognize that she is not herself, that something is very wrong, that she has an illness.

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Studies of happiness in several countries have found that money makes little difference to perceptions of happiness, except among the very poor.

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It is also found worldwide, except perhaps among the world's poor.

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