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Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years- Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, catapulting the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent, dramatic proof the country is careening deeper into recession.
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Hill leader says jobs report argues for car rescue- The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says the new bleak unemployment figures makes helping the nation's beleaguered auto industry even more urgent.
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AP Enterprise: Deaths loom over self-defense laws- A convenience store clerk chased down a man and shot him dead over a case of beer this summer and was charged with murder. A week later, a clerk at another Jackson convenience store followed and fatally shot a man he said tried to rob him, and authorities let him go without charges.
- Paul Benedict, the actor who played the English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons," has died. He was 70.
Giants' Pierce to meet with NYC investigators- Antonio Pierce is finally going to talk to investigators about what he did on the night Plaxico Burress shot himself.
Fred Jordan Mission's 64th Annual Skid Row Christmas Toy Party With Santa Claus, Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse, and 50,000 Free Brand New Toys for Over 10,000 Impoverished Children and Families
LOS ANGELES
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The Family Christmas Celebration will be held at the
Thousands of poor and needy boys and girls will laugh with delight and
their eyes will light up with joy when they see the giant mountain of 50,000
brand new toys, and realize they can take home what may well be the first NEW
toy they have ever received. To thousands of families who do not have a real
home, the
These disadvantaged little ones and their families will be treated to a
variety of entertainment, including
The Mission's Annual Christmas Celebration is truly
Volunteer elves from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, The Walt
Disney Company, The Sikh Community of
The Mission has fed, clothed and sheltered our community's neediest citizens since 1944. Throughout the year the Mission feeds hundreds of hungry people every day and with the assistance of compassionate donors, volunteers and staff, builds schools and hospitals, distributes food and clothing to the homeless, and makes every holiday special for poor families. We bring badly needed food and clothing to crime-ridden inner cities and provide nutritious meals and after- school education for at-risk children.
The Mission is a non-profit, faith-based, educational and relief organization meeting the needs of hungry, homeless and impoverished people, especially children and families in the inner cities of America and around the world.
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