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Immigration Reform Proposal Meets Support & Resistance

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Advocates of more lenient immigration policies say they feel more optimistic than ever that Congress will pass legislation that will help millions of undocumented immigrants eventually become U.S. citizens. But their optimism, sparked…
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Save Money on Kids Clothes with Hand-Me-Downs

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My friends often call me frugal, especially when it comes to my kids’ clothes. My son was born when my daughter was 15 months old, as was my quest for figuring ways to pass clothes between them. As soon as I learned that baby #2 would…
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5 Steps to Improve You Retirement Plan

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Are you one of the many people who promised to start, or improve upon, your retirement savings this year? New Year’s resolutions are often nixed before they even start, because we don’t have a plan. Here are five things you can do to help…
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Obama Re-Election: Latinos Will Hold President Accountable

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Latinos descended on the nation’s capital from all over the country on Monday to see for themselves the country’s first-ever African American president get a chance to lead the country for a second term. Lily Griego, from Colorado,…
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Financial Matters to Discuss Before Getting Married

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When two people decide to unite their lives in marriage, there are bound to be surprises. Sometimes those new discoveries can make your partner seem even more attractive—other times they can make you take pause. Sure, it’s not exactly…
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Obama Takes His Second Oath of Office in the Long Shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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On one end of the Washington, DC Mall lies the U.S. Capitol building. On the other, the Abraham Lincoln Memorial.  And when Barack Obama takes his second oath of presidential office on Monday, January 21, it’s hard to imagine he won’t…
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Sony Cybershot DSC-TX 20 Camera Review

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As a mom, writer and blogger I take a lot of pictures, many of which I post online. So this review of the Sony Cybershot TX 20 Camera is from that perspective. If you’re a diver who wants to know whether this cute and effective camera…
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New LazyTown App Lets Kids & Parents Access Healthy Heroes 24/7

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LazyTown Entertainment, the ironically-named provider of health-inspired multi-media programming for kids, has just launched a new portal app for iOS, so kids and parents can tune into LazyTown content from their computers, mobile phones and…
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Family of Erika Andiola Nearly Deported After ICE Raid

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Immigrant-rights activist Erika Andiola felt the strong arm of ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) late Thursday night, when her mother and brother were taken from their home in a “routine” raid and her mother put on a bus headed…