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• Alabama workers to pay for extra pounds
It’s terrible,” said health department employee Chequla Motley. “Some people come into this world big.” Computer technician Tim Colley already pays $24 a month for being a smoker and doesn’t like the idea of another charge.
• Russians dig in but promise Georgia pullout
People are dying' While refugees from the fighting over the South Ossetia region crammed Georgian schools and office buildings, a scattering of people left in a half-empty village said they were badly in need of basics.
• McCain not sure how many houses he owns
Does a guy who worries about the price of arugula and thinks regular people 'cling' to guns and religion in the face of economic hardship really want to have a debate about who's in touch with regular Americans?
• Rams' Jackson practices, signs 6-year deal
You’ve just got to stay positive and you’ve got to focus on who’s here, and have trust and faith in the people that are working on getting everything done.
• Maestro dedicates requiem to South Ossetia
An audience of several thousand people, many holding Russian and South Ossetian flags, stood or sat on folding metal chairs as soldiers watched from atop two APCs.