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Mayor Seeks Job Switch, but Response Is Lukewarm Article Tools Sponsored By By SHAILA DEWAN nytimes.com MEMPHIS — In the last 10 days, Mayor Willie W. Herenton has upended this city’s political order by announcing first that he would retire in July, a mere six months into his record fifth term, then explaining that he was doing so in order to return to his previous job as superintendent of city schools. But what might have ...More
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Noose 'Ties' Eyed Prof Files Subpoenaed Murry Weiss nypost.com March 31, 2008 -- A Manhattan grand jury has subpoenaed the university records of the controversial black Columbia Teachers College professor who found a noose hanging from her office door - signaling that the investigation is broadening to examine possible links between the teacher, her closest friends and the racially charged incident, The Post has learned. According to sources, the subpoenas obtained recently by the NYPD ...More
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Rise in price of eggs is no chicken feed Tom Abate, Chronicle Staff Writer sfgate.com March 22, 2008 [excerpted] [...] Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the average price of the soon-to-be-painted eggs rose 23 percent from $1.75 per dozen in February 2007 to $2.17 the same month this year. Dave Kranz, spokesman for the California Farm Bureau Federation, said the price spike is the result of higher costs that farmers must pay for ...More
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WHAT IS NAAFA? Founded in 1969, the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance is a non-profit human rights organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for fat people. NAAFA works to eliminate discrimination based on body size and provide fat people with the tools for self-empowerment through public education, advocacy, and member support. (source) More
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