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Detroit Can't Afford to Bury Its Dead »
Posted by: orndorffter 5 days, 21 hours ago in News
The city of Detroit is unable to pay for unclaimed bodies in its central mortuary. Its $21,000 burial budget ran out in June. And ...
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Obama's Health Care Plan: Put Up And Shut Up - Forbes.com »
Posted by: Tasine 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The president's speech was the policy equivalent of the middle finger.
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Thousands of Texans Attend ‘Largest Free Clinic Ever Held In The United States’ To Get Health Care »
Posted by: ameliog 2 months ago in Health & Fitness
Over the weekend, thousands of Texans attended what is being called the “largest free clinic ever held in the United States” to get health care ...
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How much does the average hot dog vendor make? »
Posted by: ZagatBuzz 3 months, 1 week ago in News
With rent astronomically high, how much do New York City hot dog vendors actually make? It's hard to say. Neither the Parks Department nor ...
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Death in the Recession: More Bodies Left Unburied »
Posted by: Progressive 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Family
As times get tougher, more survivors are leaving the bodies of their loved ones unclaimed, unburied and uncremated -- and strapped local governments are finding it ...
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We Can't Afford to Wait »
Posted by: tehranchik 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
MoveOn.org members and R.E.M. speak out for health care reform. We need a public option now.
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Would You Pay to Play on Facebook? »
Posted by: myfairlady 1 month, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Facebook is the new king of social networking. But the site is stuck with an old business model that prevents it from cashing in on ...
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More Americans feel economic pinch in their stomachs »
Posted by: ZagatBuzz 1 week, 3 days ago in News
More Americans last year lacked the ability to put adequate food on their tables than in any year since the federal government began monitoring food ...
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Energy Savings - in Cost and CO2 emmissions »
Posted by: Kuznets 4 months ago in Family
As we move into 2010 we all know that unless we take energy saving seriously we will be helping mankind to destroy this wonderful planet ...
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Brown warns leaders on climate change »
Posted by: alexanderhampp 5 days, 9 hours ago in News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned fellow world leaders on Sunday that they cannot afford to fail to strike a substantial deal on climate change in ...
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Steals on Luxury Cars - Best Luxury Cars for the Buck »
Posted by: pagey 11 months ago in Business & Finance
You may have less money these days, but you can feel free to spend it on something that brings you joy. So here are 10 ...
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Cannibalistic Dogs »
Posted by: johnstontemple 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Residents of a Malaysian fishing village that had too many stray dogs decide to catch the canines and take them to two uninhabited islands, figuring ...
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The Intellectual Paralysis of Statists by Jacob G. Hornberger »
Posted by: populist 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Political Opinion
A standard liberal argument for opposing the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan is that if the federal government wasn’t spending so much money over ...
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IBM offers low-cost computing solution for Africa »
Posted by: hoo1live 2 months ago in Science & Technology
US computer giant IBM and South Africa's Canonical on Wednesday announced the launch of a Web-based service aimed at helping African businesses that cannot ...
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What To Know About Health Insurance Coverage »
Posted by: myindustrynews 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Many people today are without health insurance, and those that are lucky enough to have it are seeing rising costs and lower benefits. Obama wants ...
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