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Pat Fagan's demeanor was characteristically calm, thoughtful and reflective, adding even more power to his soul-penetrating words.   "We have become a Culture of Rejection," he said. "In 1950, for every 100 babies born, only 12 experienced the rejection of their parents -- either through out-of-wedlock birth and their parents left, or because their parents divorced. In 2000, for every 100 born, it's 60.

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(Archived document, may contain errors)   nity, once having benefitted at the expense of newcomers, pressure local officials to keep these regulations, and often to make them more stringent. This exclusionary impulse, more than, say, a laudable desire to protect the environment, is the motive be- hind such local and state regulations. Often, now construction of any kind causes existing residents to warn developers and local officials alike: "Not in my back yard!" The acronym for this expression-NIMBY-is firmly established in housing policy debate.

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