Category Archives: Help

Senate passes state aid bill, House to return for vote

By doris | Published: August 6, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Congress is moving rapidly just weeks before the start of the school year to speed billions of dollars in emergency education aid to states in hopes of reversing the layoffs of tens of thousands of teachers. Some $10 billion in aid to school districts is set to flow after [...]

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Bin Laden hunter: I had help

By doris | Published: June 26, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Fresh off the plane from Pakistan, Gary Faulkner speaks passionately about his mission to capture Osama bin Laden. “There’s a lot of people who talk,” Faulkner told CNN. “I got off my butt, and I put my life on the line.” This wasn’t some fly-by-night trip, [...]

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Political fallout for Obama amid oil spill disaster?

By doris | Published: May 4, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — As the oil slick from the recent offshore oil rig disaster makes its way to Gulf Coast shores — expected to devastate the precious ecosystem and hurt struggling businesses — the seeds of political fallout for the Obama administration are beginning to sprout. Conservative radio talk show host [...]

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More families depend on school lunches

By doris | Published: March 28, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For a couple tight weeks after taking in her sixth-grade stepson, Lisa Lewis fretted about how to pay for his school lunches. Unable to find a full-time job, the 37-year-old works part-time at a Kansas City, Kan., daycare, earning minimum wage. On that money alone, she supports [...]

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Obama enlists Bush, Clinton to help on Haiti

By doris | Published: January 17, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Saturday enlisted the help of his two predecessors, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, to lead a national drive to raise money for earthquake-ravaged Haiti. “By coming together in this way, these two leaders send an unmistakable message to the people of Haiti and to [...]

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