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Help shrinks as poverty spikes in the US

Help shrinks as poverty spikes in the US
By STEVEN R. HURSTAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) - Antonio Hammond is the $18,000 man. He's a success story for Catholic Charities of Baltimore, one of a multitude of organizations trying to haul people out of poverty in this Maryland port city where one of four residents is considered poor by

Help shrinks as poverty spikes in the US

Help shrinks as poverty spikes in the US
By STEVEN R. HURSTAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) - Antonio Hammond is the $18,000 man. He's a success story for Catholic Charities of Baltimore, one of a multitude of organizations trying to haul people out of poverty in this Maryland port city where one of four residents is considered poor by

Is home where the profit is?

Is home where the profit is?
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - J.C. Penney is honing in on its home department as part of a bigger plan to turn its stores into mini-malls of sorts. The struggling department-store chain is unveiling revamped home areas within its stores that feature 20 boutiques that

Is home where the profit is?

Is home where the profit is?
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - J.C. Penney is honing in on its home department as part of a bigger plan to turn its stores into mini-malls of sorts. The struggling department-store chain is unveiling revamped home areas within its stores that feature 20 boutiques that

Obama hears Easter service with political theme

Obama hears Easter service with political theme
By STACY A. ANDERSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama attended Easter services at an Episcopal church near the White House and heard a sermon that criticized "captains of the religious right" for holding some people back. The sermon by Rev. Dr. Luis Leon at St. John's

Obama hears Easter service with political theme

Obama hears Easter service with political theme
By STACY A. ANDERSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama attended Easter services at an Episcopal church near the White House and heard a sermon that criticized "captains of the religious right" for holding some people back. The sermon by Rev. Dr. Luis Leon at St. John's

USDA expanding program to fight rural poverty

USDA expanding program to fight rural poverty
By MEG KINNARDAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - U.S. officials are expanding a program intended to reduce poverty and improve life in rural areas through better access to federal funding. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was expected in South Carolina on Tuesday to announce the expansion

More than a third of all recorded DVR content is never viewed

More than a third of all recorded DVR content is never viewed
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More than a third of all recorded DVR content is never viewed

More than a third of all recorded DVR content is never viewed
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BBC sells Lonely Planet guide business to US firm

BBC sells Lonely Planet guide business to US firm
By DANICA KIRKAAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The Lonely Planet guide started out in 1973 on the kitchen table of Tony and Maureen Wheeler, who turned their adventures traveling on the cheap into a publishing empire- a backpacker Bible that made far-flung places seem easier to access. The company