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COMMENTARY: Obama’s budget could do more for single moms
March 20, 2009Original source: (WOMENSENEWS)--President Obama says we are entering a new era of financial responsibility. Single mothers have always done more with less; they know all about that. But economic solutions rarely focus on how to help...
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Marijuana legalisation creates buzz
March 19, 2009WASHINGTON, Mar 18 (IPS) - Due perhaps in part to the country's economic woes, but also a major shift in political culture, discussion of marijuana legalisation has risen to a level of openness and prominence previously...
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Michael Jackson planning more surgery
March 19, 2009Michael Jackson wants to change his face. The 'Thriller' singer - who will perform 50 shows at The O2 arena, in London, starting in July - is reportedly planning to have plastic surgery to ensure he...
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Windsor auto workers seize shuttered plant
March 19, 2009Original source: (CBC) - A group of workers at a recently closed auto parts supply company in Windsor, Ontario, Canada have taken over the plant. In the latest twist in a saga that has been brewing...
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We got bills to pay too
March 19, 2009CHICAGO - It's a warm, sunny March day. On a deserted street of windowless factories, suddenly a boisterous protest pops into view. A picket line is circling in front of Fillip Metal Cabinet Co., maker of...
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