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Jane is great at taking care of everyone in her life. She has even assisted 27 friends in planning their weddings. Now, she is busy helping her sister put together a dream wedding. There is just one problem: Jane is in love with her sister's fiance1,

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Ted Hughes I climbed through woods in the hour-before-dawn dark. Evil air, a frost-making stillness, Not a leaf, not a bird,-- A world cast in frost. I came out above the wood Where my breath left tortuous statues in the iron light. But the valleys

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Today I have a special show for you because it's September 24: National Punctuation Day, a holiday created by an educator named Jeff Rubin. To celebrate the day I had a punctuation contest and today's show highlights two of the winners. Other winners

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 16 March 2007 In some African countries when a woman's husband dies, it is common for her to marry one of his brothers. For many families, this ensures someone will take care of the widow and her children, and that she remains p

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A: Oh, I am not sure I even want to look at this house! B: It is a bit of a fixer-upper. Lets take a look inside. A: It doesnt look much better inside this place. B: You know, with a little elbow grease and paint, you could spruce it up a bit. A: The

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