Oprah, the time to talk is now
metromix.chicagotribune.com/ Thank you, Oprah, for striking another blow for the common man and woman -- and America too. Our hearts all go out to you. There you were, in Paris, wanting to buy a present for your friend Tina Turner, and Hermes wouldn't let you into the store.
Brothers buy police documents
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THE Mickelberg brothers have bought sensitive police documents relating to the Perth Mint swindle that were allegedly owned by corrupt policeman Tony Lewandowski.
Brisbane Brothers buy police documents
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Bangkok ELEPHANT-SIZE DEBT Lacking state help, mahouts quit tourist trade for work elsewhere
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As soon as deadly tidal waves pounded Phuket province on Dec 26, mahout Chavalit Hoisang, 26, was plunged into a 300,000-baht debt he borrowed from a bank to buy an elephant.
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United States - Citizens buy private health insurance, which covers basic healthcare requirements. Most Americans receive their health insurance coverage through benefits programmes provided by employers.
Home owners being left out
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It is claimed home owners are being overlooked in the election lolly scramble. Real Estate Institute president Howard Morley says there has been little recognition of the need to encourage people to buy their first home.
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Having sold their Dearborn cafe and coffee shop, Carol and Beni Kadrijaj were looking for a new restaurant to buy. One day, Beni Kadrijaj spotted Five Bs Restaurant on Inkster Road and the couple was in business again with the new Carol's Coney Island.
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Victor Posada couldn't afford to buy his $800,000 dream house in Sparta. So the 39-year-old Dover resident bought a $329,000 house in the Sussex County township, demolished it, and is now building his dream house where a small, raised ranch home used to stand on Wildcat Road.
FOOTBALL: CISSE RAP FOR RAFA
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DJIBRIL CISSE is expected to seek clear-the-air talks with Rafa Benitez this week. The Reds boss told French sides Monaco and Marseille that Cisse was available before the transfer window shut, as he tried to raise cash to buy Michael Owen.
Katrina's Wrath Hits Holiday Drivers
Traffic was light on Atlanta highways Saturday and gas stations that were fortunate enough to have fuel were still charging more than $3 a gallon. In West Virginia, 10 percent of stations ran out of at least one grade of gas. And in Colorado, motorists were encouraged to drive less.