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Gretchen Peters

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Frozen US doubts global warming after record snowfalls

Mar 12, 2010

Frozen US doubts global warming after record snowfalls

In the aftermath of one of the worst winters on record, only 35 per cent of US voters believe human activity is responsible for climate change.Read article "Frozen US doubts global warming after record snowfalls"

US recovery not working for unemployed

Feb 26, 2010

While the US president says his stimulus plan has rescued the economy, millions, however, are still desperate to be saved from unemployment.Read article "US recovery not working for unemployed"

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Iran accuses Google Maps of a treacherous and politically-motivated attack

May 7, 2012

Website leaves water body unnamed as officials in tehran see omission as politically motivated and a slight to Iran’s historical greatness.Read article

Dubai exchange sets up in Singapore

Apr 13, 2012

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange is preparing to set up shop in Singapore, intensifying its efforts to make the crude futures it trades the benchmark for oil traded out of the Gulf.Read article

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Parents are lifeline for 'boomerang' generation

Mar 12 , 2012 | 07:58PM GST

chinook001

Phyllis J Stegall, A respected psychotherapist, identified and labelled this phenomenon much earlier, 1987, in her book Boomerang Kids: How to live with Adult children who return home (http://www.amazon.com/Boomerang-Kids-Adult-Children-Return/dp/0316638102). We have been observing this for over a quarter century now, this is not new. It's a necessary return to traditional extended family units due to the disappearing middle class.

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