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The Earthquake in Chile: How to Help
By now you know that an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the nation of Chile this weekend, sending a tsunami warning throughout the Pacific Ocean and displacing millions of people. At 8.8, the quake is the fifth largest of the past century, and its aftershocks continue to wreak havoc on the area . The Consumerist has assembled a fantastic list of ways to help those affected by the earthquake. Among …

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Lawmakers question Obama loan help effort
Lawmakers are taking aim at the Obama administration’s struggling mortgage help program, with Republicans calling it a worthless exercise and Democrats saying it doesn’t go far enough.

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Fundraiser to help dance instructor’s family
SARATOGA SPRINGS — When she isn’t reliving, in dreams, the horror of seeing her mother crushed to death under rubble, Marsha Sopin wakes every day to a nightmare. The 8-year-ancient survived the earthquake that leveled her hometown of Port-au-Prince to be left with no clothes, home or thought of where to turn for help.

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Help for Haiti: local outreach
Some girls with a sweet thought were among local residents and groups fundraising recently for victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

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Walgreen acquiring huge chain in NYC uane Reade buy to help drugstore dominate Huge Apple.
CHICAGO — Walgreen Co. is buying regional drugstore operator Duane Reade Holdings Inc, New York City’s largest pharmacy chain, in a go that fulfills Walgreen’s longstanding ambition to dominate the nation’s largest metropolitan market.

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