Bid to Change U.S. Currency Is Triumph of Love Over Money

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WASHINGTON - He thinks of her every time he gazes at the painting - a blazing orange sun she drew a few years after the tragedy. It is the only splash of color in his tiny K Street office and it gives him great joy, and a stab of sorrow.

He thinks of her every time he plucks a new $5 bill from his wallet and sees the large purple numeral emblazoned in the corner. It reminds him of how he used to sort her money: $1 bills in one envelope, fives and tens in others.

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Bid to Change U.S. Currency Is Triumph of Love Over Money

Of course, he thought of her last month when a federal appeals court ruled on a case that could result in the redesign of the entire U.S. currency. It was one of the great legal victories of 53- year-old attorney Jeffrey Lovitky's career, and he wishes she could have shared it.

But had she been there, it might never have happened.

For the lawsuit filed on behalf of the American Council of the Blind was never just abou...

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