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...good news Tuesday, Jan. 26, was that after a year and a half of consistent economic decline, Britain announced that it had finally emerged from the recession. The downside? Its 0.1% fourth-quarter growth was not only about as small as could be but also well below what most experts had predicted. Worse still, some economists warn that the minuscule growth may be as good as the U.K. will muster for some time - and that its European neighbors aren't much better positioned to lead the region to a swift economic recovery...
...Haiti is always talked about in global health, so we’ve heard a lot about Haiti,” Henderson said. “It’s just the realization that our actions now, even if small, really do have the chance to save lives...
...communities, the local homeless shelter is just one step away from life on the street. Fortunately for Santana's and other families, county and United Way funds pay for adults with children 18 and younger to be immediately housed in motels. Six weeks after moving into a motel, a small, unheralded federal program - the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) - began helping Santana move into an apartment. "I am so excited. Things are going to be normal again," says Santana, a short-haired blond who has found work as a licensed vocational nurse. (See pictures of Americans...
...example, McDivitt spoke about Mary, a mother with two small sons who had lost her job and was four months behind on rent. With the help of HPRP and intervention by a case manager, the landlord forgave three months' rent. With only one month in arrears and one month of future rent, Mary was able to find a full-time job and arrange for day care, and by the second month, she was again able to pay her rent...
...which it would export most of its enriched-uranium stockpile to be converted into reactor fuel - and then quickly backpedaled as the proposed deal came under a hail of criticism from across Iran's political spectrum. In recent weeks, Iran has made a counteroffer to export its uranium in small parcels over a longer time period that State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley described as "clearly an inadequate response." (Watch a video interview with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the nuclear issue...