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I have obtained a copy of a letter from the Massachusetts Catholic Conference expressing concerns about budget cuts.  I am presenting it here, below,  with some modification of the formating. MASSACHUSETTS CATHOLIC CONFERENCE                         WEST END PLACE 150 Staniford Street, Suite 5, Boston, MA  02114-2511 Phone (617) 367-6060 FAX (617) 367-2767 staff@macathconf.org February 9, 2011 Standing in Solidarity with All We begin the second decade of a still new century as a country of complexity and contrasts. Even after the financial crisis of three years ago, the United States remains a society capable of producing great wealth, a center of scientific discovery and innovation.  For some the financial crisis appears finished; in technical terms, the recession may be described as over. But the contrasts remain and are riveting in human terms. For many residents—a...