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...these families. Harshbarger wants case-by-case exemptions from the time limits for certain families, including cases when the recipients are enrolled in educational programs or recovering from domestic violence situations. This continued support would help keep afloat some families currently incapable of sustaining themselves and allow parents to gain the education degrees they need in order to find suitable jobs...
Florida State (7-1), meanwhile, has a good chance to gain ground under the new system. After a 34-7 win over No. 23 Georgia Tech on Saturday, the Seminoles moved up a spot to No. 5 and have two tough games left No. 15 Virginia and No. 6 Florida, They also have an earlier win over No. 8 Texas...
...although the company said last week the pace slowed to 4% in the third quarter. "Pizza Hut has generated very strong results since the spin-off," says Speiser. Nonetheless, "as Pizza Hut continues to focus on building sales within its existing pizza operations, Papa John's will continue to gain market share...
Every fall, like clockwork, Linda Krentz of Beaverton, Ore., felt her brain go on strike. "I just couldn't get going in the morning," she says. "I'd get depressed and gain 10 lbs. every winter and lose them again in the spring." Then she read about seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression that occurs in autumn and winter, and she saw the light--literally. Every morning now she turns on a specially constructed light box for half an hour and sits in front of it to trick her brain into thinking it's still enjoying those long summer...
...specific issues. "This is clearly an 'all politics is local' kind of election," said GOP campaign boss Senator Mitch McConnell. "I never did believe it was a referendum on Bill Clinton," added Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.). Linder and other party luminaries expect a 10-to-15-seat Republican gain in the House next Tuesday. Anything less than that, and Clinton will be able to claim he's bridged another divide -- whether or not his eleventh-hour stump-speech schtick had anything to do with...