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The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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Library Journal : Starred Review. Set in Stockett's native Jackson, MS, in the early 1960s, this first novel adopts the complicated theme of blacks and whites living in a segregated South. A century after the Emancipation Proclamation, black maids raised white children and ran households but were paid poorly, often had to use separate toilets from the family, and watched the children they cared for commit bigotry. In Stockett's narrative, Miss Skeeter, a...More
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Official: Some victims may be 'impaired' for life

As investigators at Fort Hood probed Thursday's massacre, a Texas surgeon said there is a possibility some of the wounded will be "physically impaired" for life.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:55:09 EST
Full list of 13 Fort Hood victims released

Some were young and single, some married with children, others just starting families. They all were victims of a gunman who opened fire at Fort Hood, Texas.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:59:22 EST
'Tough woman' cop hailed as hero

A civilian police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman four times during his bloody rampage stopped the attacker cold, a U.S. Army official said Friday.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:02:23 EST
Obama goes to Hill on health care

President Obama will meet with members of the House Democratic caucus Saturday in a rare visit to Capitol Hill as he works to push forward proposed health care legislation.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:44:58 EST
Alleged cop killer called 'terrorist'

A suspect in the shooting of a Seattle, Washington, police officer is also believed to be behind the bombing of four police cars, Seattle Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel said at a press conference Saturday.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:33:38 EST
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