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August 2009: Them Thar Hills
“Without Prospects, They're Prospectors,” The Washington Post, Aug. 24, 2009.

COLUMBIA, Calif. -- Maybe it was the nail in Ray's head. Maybe it was the economy. His wife said one as much as the other drove the decision to auction off everything that wouldn't fit in the trailer... ...; They’re Not That Good
“Police: Youth Stabbed Over Big Mac in the Bahamas,” AP Wire, Aug. 19, 2009.

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Bahamian police allege a 16-year-old boy stabbed a younger companion in the neck and back during an argument over a hamburger, gravely wounding him.

Assistant Police Superintendent Paul Rolle says the... ...; Almost Clean
“A Scrap of Decency,” by Bharati Chaturvedi, The New York Times, Aug. 5, 2009.

AMONG those suffering from the global recession are millions of workers who are not even included in the official statistics: urban recyclers — the trash pickers, sorters, traders and reprocessors who... ...

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