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Chris Brown and Rihannas story raises teen relationship violence
February 14, 2009LOS ANGELES - When word spread that R&B sensation Chris Brown, 19, turned himself into the police after being accused of assaulting his girlfriend the reigning “Princess of Pop” Robyn Rihanna Fenty, 20, no one could...
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Economic Recovery Package to Boost Education
February 14, 2009Without massive intervention, school districts and state governments across the country will have to cut about $80 billion from education programs and lay off as many as 600,000 educational professionals to meet budget requirements, a University...
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Zimbabwe: Teachers dig their heels in over dollars
February 14, 2009BULAWAYO (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's striking teachers have rejected an appeal by new Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai that they return to work, demanding negotiations on their salary scales in foreign currency as promised. 'Teachers want money in...
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Letters: Deliver mail, not fighter jets and more
February 14, 2009Deliver mail, not fighter jets It’s a shameful indictment of our national priorities that the postmaster general has to squirm before Congress to report that the Post Office is still losing money and may have to...
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Peanut butter crisis
February 14, 2009Once again the Bush-stacked and -stymied Food and Drug Administration is asleep on the job in its duty to protect the people from poisoned foods and drugs. Salmonella-tainted peanut butter produced by Georgia-based Peanut Corporation of...
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