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Single moms have it easier when it comes to parenting - just ask married women. A recent survey by Babytalk Magazine found many married women feel it might sometimes be easier to go the mommy route alone.

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Geoffrey Abraham, pictured at his office in Portland, Ore., thinks using Facebook to post updates on joblessness makes a person appear desperate.

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Miley Cyrus is teaming up with rocker Rob Thomas for her upcoming film The Last Song - the Matchbox Twenty frontman has agreed on a collaboration for the movie's soundtrack.

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WASILLA, Alaska ? Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin surprised supporters Friday and announced she is resigning from office at the end of the month, leaving open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012. The news rattles a Republican ...

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Dennis Mayo always wanted to have his hand in the fight against cancer. When he runs the New York City Marathon on Nov. 1, his legs will battle for him. Mayo, a 2002 Perkins graduate living in Washington, D.C., submitted an online entry during the ...

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The offer seemed too good to be true, and for 6,486 passengers who booked July flights out of Newark Liberty International Airport from fledgling discount airline JetAmerica, it was. The company that offered tickets for as low as $9 notified ...

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How to explain to your mother, husband, best friend that Twitter ... Examiner.com Connecting with higher-level people than you could through other communication channels Perhaps the reason I like best is that I use my Twitter contacts as ... and more »

IF you?re not protesting an election or promoting a product, Twitter , the microblogging site that has been getting so much attention these days, can be easy to dismiss. To get noticed, start with "@" and company's name. Build a following for ...

The extraordinary amount of news coverage the mainstream media has recently devoted to Twitter has led some to think the press is in love with the 3-year-old microblogging service. Twitter's constantly updating record of up-to-the-minute reaction has ...