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Old-School Tips for Better Finances
Mixing Dad's advice with sound financial planning can help us regain stability.
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My Man Wants Me to Drop My Male Bestie
Ask Demetria: A suddenly insecure boyfriend may mean that something's changed in your relationship.
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Obama at Morehouse: Try Another Listen
You might find that attacks on his commencement speech -- a hit among graduates -- missed the mark.
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Oklahoma and Defense of Big Government
The GOP's notion of "self-reliance" won't hold up after disaster hits one of the nation's poorest states.
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Obama, Bush 41 Team Up in Service Initiative
The presidents have joined forces to urge citizens to volunteer...
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Four Troops Killed in Afghanistan
The troops were killed in a roadside bombing attack...
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Judge Crawls Out of Medieval Times, Denies Marriage License to Mixed-Race Couple
Louisiana Judge Keith Bardwell has denied a marriage license to a young couple, one partner white, and the other black.
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A Child Asks Barack Obama, 'Why Do People Hate You?'
Fourth-grader asks the president last question during a NOLA question-and-answer session.
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Gallup Poll Finds Hillary More Popular Than Barack
The president's current favorable rating of 56% is down 22 percentage points since January...
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UPDATE: Box Originally Attached to Experimental Craft is Missing
A Colorado little boy wandered into his parents' experimental balloon craft and floated away...
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Following Civil War, Sudan Returns to Nature
Researchers are surprised to see that following civil war, wildlife remains plentiful in southern Sudan...
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Cash Strapped, States Cutting Inmates' Time
States letting inmates cut prison time for budgetary reasons...
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You're in Texas and You're Not a Cop?
That's weird because just about everyone else is...
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Are You 30? 'Rapper's Delight' Is
The pioneering tune which helped usher hip-hop into the mainstream turns 30 this week...

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