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John Donovan: Dempster's deal shows economy may not affect free agents (Sports Illustrated)
It's hard to figure exactly whether Ryan Dempster's still-fresh $52 million contract -- the first big free-agent signing of the winter -- is a good move for the Cubs or a bad one. It's hard to say whether it's just baseball business as usual or the first step toward that long-rumored economic Armageddon in the game.
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MEPs back free fruit and veg scheme (Channel 4)
EU governments have approved a £75 million-a-year scheme to provide free fruit and vegetables to schools across Europe. Minister meeting in Brussels agreed it was a good step to counter obesity.
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Timothy Garton Ash: Obama must strive for world free of atomic weapons (Guardian Unlimited)
Timothy Garton Ash: Achieving a world free of atomic weapons will require full international control of the nuclear fuel cycle
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Step forward (The Simcoe Reformer)
Norfolk County and a local service club have taken a step in the right direction in promoting healthy living and the local environment. The Rotary [...]
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A.J. Burnett is the ultimate free agent gamble (The Sporting News via Yahoo! News)
So, A.J. Burnett finally stays off the disabled list for an entire season, and all of the sudden, he is worth millions and millions.
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Opinion: Burnett the ultimate free agent gamble (MSNBC)
Sporting News: Pitcher has been on DL 10 times, has pitched 200 innings only 3 times
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Harriet Harman takes one step forward while Nick Brown takes one step back (Guardian Unlimited)
One step forward, two steps back, all within 24 hours? Today my tireless Westminster colleague Patrick Wintour reports that the government is setting up a nowadays-rare Speaker's Conference on how to make the representative composition of the Commons fit for 21st century Britain . That sounds interesting, though full of pitfalls. Harriet Harman, the leader of the house, is thinking in ...
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Step Sing set for Nov. 30 (The South Alabamian)
The annual Christmas Step Sing is planned for Sunday night, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. on the steps of the First United Methodist Church in Jackson. Local church and school choirs are invited to participate. Choirs are asked to call the FUMC at 246-2224 if they are planning on singing a selection of Christmas music.
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POLL: Reaction mixed to Obama’s free higher education proposal (Naples Daily News)
Students at Florida’s 11 public universities could soon attend school tuition-free if Congress eventually passes a proposal President-elect Barack Obama made on the campaign trail. Students at private institutions could also see a significant reduction in tuition costs. Obama’s “American Opportunity Tax Credit” proposal would provide students up to $4,000 for schooling each year in return for ...
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CVTC raises age limit for Next Step (The Express-Star)
Canadian Valley Technology Center will be giving even more students the chance to continue their education tuition-free.
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