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Budget 2010: Government admits original child poverty target will be missed
Telegraph.co.uk
The Treasury has conceded for the first time that 2.3million young people are still living below the breadline in Britain this year. This is some 600000 more than had been hoped when, in 1999, Tony Blair made the pledge to halve the ...
A Minister's View: Huw LewisWalesOnline
Budget 2010: Budget fails to address child poverty, say campaignersChildren & Young People Now
Britain leads in war on poverty, according to US academicThe Guardian
Ekklesia -UNICEF UK (press release) -The Guardian
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Brisbane Times

Next week's theme -- and a song from this week's mentor
USA Today
Next week's theme, as expected, will be R&B/Soul, with Usher as mentor and performing guest. But this week, it's Miley Cyrus, sitting at the piano and performing new single When I Look at You. Miley may not have the range of, say, a Katie Stevens or a ...
Miley Cyrus: 'I'm not an excuse to not parent your kid'OCRegister
Miley Cyrus to Katie: 'Remember who you are'Waterbury Republican American
Miley Cyrus News Roundup: The 'Idol' Guest Mentor Boosts Ratings, Puts Music ...BuddyTV
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Telegraph.co.uk

Probe urged over Blair oil links
BBC News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing calls to take action over Tony Blair's links with a multinational oil firm. It emerged this week that Mr Blair had been paid for advising the UI Energy Corporation, a South Korean oil firm with interests in Iraq ...
Tony Blair's secret dealings with South Korean oil firm UI Energy CorpDaily Mail
Revealed: Tony Blair's secret oil links to Middle EastThis is London
Tony Blair takes on jobs advising South Korean oil firm and Kuwaiti GovernmentTelegraph.co.uk
Korea Times -Democracy Now -Before It's News
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The issue of whether the oil center should join the Kurdistan region received strong support on both sides.

The wife of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid underwent neck surgery Friday after being injured with their daughter in a four-vehicle wreck in suburban Washington a day earlier, her surgeon said.

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UK agrees loan guarantee for GM Europe
Reuters
LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it would provide a 270 million pound loan guarantee to General Motors Europe to help secure the company's operations in Britain and the rest of Europe. "We need Vauxhall to thrive as part of Britain's ...
UK Govt To Guarantee EUR300 Mln In Loans For General MotorsWall Street Journal
UK gives GM loan guarantee for VauxhallThe Associated Press
Britain gives loan guarantees to GM EuropeMonsters and Critics.com
Telegraph.co.uk -Financial Times -Times Online
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BEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Higher Before Retail, Economic Data
Wall Street Journal
US stock futures Friday pointed to an extension of the week's advance ahead of economic reports on retail sales and consumer confidence. S&P 500 futures rose 2.1 points to 1148.00 and Nasdaq 100 futures added 1.5 points to 1924.00. ...
Stocks set for gainsCNNMoney.com
U.S. stock futures rise further on retail salesMarketWatch
US Stock Futures Advance; S&P 500 May Extend 17-Month HighBusinessWeek
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Obama Social Secretary Ran Into Sharp Elbows - NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/d2c19t form over substance, just like obama The rise and fall of Desirée Rogers, the White House social secretary, is in some ways a familiar Washington tale. Link - Trackbacks

FILE - In this June 24, 2007, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., right, and his wife Landra Reid attend an event at Ford's Theater in Washington. A spokesman says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were being treated in a hospital Thursday, March 11, 2010, from serious injuries they sustained when their vehicle was rear-ended. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were being treated in a hospital Thursday for serious injuries they sustained when their vehicle was rear-ended by a truck, a spokesman said.



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Chad Ochocinco Gets Dating Show On VH1
Access Hollywood
Dish Of Salt Backstage At The 2010 Independent Spirit Awards: Ricki Lake - It Was 'A Trip' That Johnny Weir Knew Who I Was! Chad Ochocinco, #85 of the Cincinnati Bengals, pauses during warm-ups at an NFL game against the Minnesota Vikings at the Mall ...
Ochocinco's next show is all about the babesUSA Today
Chad Ocho Cinco to play in 'Tournament'Variety
Chad Ochocinco to star in reality dating showESPN
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