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Quote of the day. "There are these fears in the background, and they are suppressed. I have had nightmares about becoming a bag lady. It could happen to anyone. So many people are so close to it, and they don't even realize it." Patricia Reid, one of 2.2 million unemployed people over 55 years old, who worry that they may never find a job again. (New York Times)
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At Values Voter Summit, GOP sizes up platform "Democrats aren't the only ones worried about being swamped by a surge of Tea Party enthusiasm this year. Some of the Republican Party's most loyal conservative activists are beginning to look over their shoulders, too."
GOP weighs economy, social issues in planning for elections "At the 'Values Voter Summit,' social conservatives heard from GOP presidential hopefuls. With the tea party insurgency swirling around them, they have to weigh economic and social issues."
In Britain, despite protests, pope gets a fair hearing "In terms of his primary objectives -- preaching the Gospel to his flock and defending the influence of religion in society -- Pope Benedict XVI can look at his four-day visit to Great Britain as a major success."
Pope leaves UK after cheerful send-off from David Cameron "The pope flew back to Rome tonight after four days that encompassed three open air masses, eight speeches, one beatification and quite a bit of baby-kissing
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