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Friday      
January 13, 2006
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State Forces Wal-Mart to Spend More on Healthcare

Maryland the first state to pass a law forcing private enterprise to offer enhanced healthcare benefits.

Alito Hearings Day Five

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Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Samuel Alito are expected to wrap-up today.

Footprints and Levees

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The talk of the town in New Orleans this week can be summed up in two words: footprints and levees.

Essay: A Mother’s Passing

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Well, we almost made it. We almost got Mom into a nursing home. But just before Christmas, she took a disastrous fall. She died seven days later.

From the Blogosphere to the Bookstore

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A famous blogger has written a novel.

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