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Bill Press: Are you running out of outrage?

Attention Deficit Disorder. If you don’t have it, consider yourself lucky. According to the American Psychiatric Association, one out of 25 Americans, and one out of 10 children, have some level of A.D.D., loosely described as the inability to remain focused for a reasonable amount of time on any given task, activity, subject, or conversation.

I’ve got it. My secretary used to warn visitors before entering my office: Don’t waste any time. Get right to the point. You have five

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