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Undergrads on the Bread Line

Sun Oct 12, 2:20 AM ET

College students have volunteered at food pantries for years. But as buying each meal gets pricier, a growing number are finding themselves on the other side of the counter

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On the streets of one battleground state, one can easily witness the divisions of a nation
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Friday's report from special investigator Stephen Branchflower to Alaska's Legislative Council answered some basic questions about the political and personal bog known as Troopergate
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Ahead in the polls, an unflappable Barack Obama played a careful offense in the second presidential debate
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