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Study: Head Start specially helps foster kids
February 7, 2013Head Start is threatened by huge budget cuts.
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“Disastrous idea”: Postal Service ends Saturday mail
February 6, 2013The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday that it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays, although it will continue Saturday package delivery.
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Immigration reform fight begins in earnest
February 5, 2013The move for reform has been spearheaded by undocumented youth themselves, but also includes Obama, sections of the Democratic Party, labor, churches and other community organizations.
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Obama, FCC expanding public Wi-Fi
February 5, 2013The move is intended to decrease network congestion and enhance media (such as streaming HD videos). It is also an important shift, however, in the direction of free Internet for everyone.
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Faith groups to Publix: Fairness for farmworkers
February 5, 2013"Knowing that our brothers and sisters who are farmworkers are not being treated fairly - their working conditions are abhorrent, we're standing with them today."
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