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• Food stamp recipients scramble for food
Poor people whose food stamps don't buy as much as they once did rushing into a store in the dead of night, filling shopping carts with cereal, eggs and milk so their kids can wake up on the first day of the month to a decent meal.
• Conservation from the heart: A solar bra
Being eco-friendly is now fashionable in Japan, and the "Solar Energy Bra" follows the company's other green-themed undergarments that include a bra that turns into a reusable shopping bag and one that featured metal chopsticks to promote the use of ...
• Canada and New England cruise, from $734
Why it's a deal: CruiseCompete saves you time and money by allowing you to compare rates offered through various travel agencies without actually having to spend hours shopping around.
• Pickens orders $2 billion
The wind announcement came a day after reports surfaced that GE was shopping its 101-year-old appliance business for as much as $8 billion. Last year, it sold its struggling plastics business to a Saudi Arabian company for $11.6 billion.
• Protect yourself from your home's most toxic places
Research toys at www.healthytoys.org before you go shopping. Other ways to protect your kids: Have them wash their hands after playing and before eating, and get them tested for lead.

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