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No 'get out of jail free' cards

Published December 5, 2008, 9:06 am, Cape Argus

The justice department on Friday denied reports that thousands of awaiting trial detainees are to receive 'get out of jail free' cards.

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Brit pensioners abroad face fuel pay cuts

Published December 5, 2008, 9:06 am, Times Online

A Parliamentary investigation into fuel poverty is to investigate £12 million a year of winter fuel payments made to British pensioners living abroad.

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No 'get out of jail free' cards

Published December 5, 2008, 9:04 am, Independent Online

About 10 000 awaiting-trial detainees - granted bail by the courts - could soon be roaming the streets...

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Obama win forces Brazil to take a tolerance check

Published December 5, 2008, 9:04 am, Miami Herald

What struck the Brazilian woman most forcibly as she watched U.S. election returns on television was seeing Barack Obama's two young daughters.

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Louisiana Business: Jobs Fall, Labor Dept., Foreclosures High, New Orleans Convention, Schools

Published December 5, 2008, 9:04 am, Bayou Buzz

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'Get out of jail free' cards?

Published December 5, 2008, 9:04 am, iafrica.com

Reports that thousands of awaiting-trial detainees will receive 'get out of jail free' cards are untrue.

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Obama win forces Brazil to take a tolerance check

Published December 5, 2008, 9:02 am, The State

What struck the Brazilian woman most forcibly as she watched U.S. election returns on television was seeing Barack Obama's two young daughters. "I can't believe those two little girls with hair like mine will be in the White House," said 31-year-old Carolina Iootty Dias, putting her hand to her head, tears in her eyes as she watched the screen. Black Brazilians such as Dias, a human rights ...

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U of M Prof Finds Social Well-Being Varies by County

Published December 5, 2008, 8:59 am, FOX 9 News Twin Cities

Social well being in Minnesota varies by county, according to a the latest research by a A University of Minnesota professor.

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Presley signs telephone assistance order

Published December 5, 2008, 8:57 am, Mississippi Business Journal

JACKSON — Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley today signed an order proposing to expand financial assistance to low-income telephone customers in Mississippi.

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One in Ten Americans Now Uses Food Stamps as Unemployment Continues to Rise

Published December 5, 2008, 8:57 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! News

Government statistics released today reveal that unemployment rates have reached the highest level in 15 years; while a record 31.6 million Americans are now receiving food stamp benefits, the highest number since the 1960's.

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