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Jonathan Esser Easton, Pa., Oct. 2, 2008 To the Editor: Roger Cohen writes that "the actuarial risk, based on mortality tables, of Palin becoming president if the Republican ticket wins the election is about 1 in 6 or 7".
I'm grateful to Bob Rice of Tangent Capital for pointing out that the actuarial risk, based on mortality tables, of Palin becoming president if the Republican ticket wins the election is about 1 in 6 or 7. That's the same odds as your birthday falling on a Wednesday, or being delayed on two consecutive flights into Newark airport.
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