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1:41 PM, Oct 18, 2012 • By GEOFFREY NORMAN
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In today's headlines:

Welfare spending jumps 32 percent in four years

Violent crime jumps 18 percent in 2011, first rise in nearly 20 years

U.S. Stocks Fall as Jobless Data Rise More Than Forecast

Plainly, the country needs to engage in a serious political dialogue about:

Binders

And:

Big Bird

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