California School District Owes $1 Billion On $100 Million Loan : NPR

California School District Owes $1 Billion On $100 Million Loan : NPR: "More than 200 school districts across California are taking a second look at the high price of the debt they've taken on using risky financial arrangements. Collectively, the districts have borrowed billions in loans that defer payments for years — leaving many districts owing far more than they borrowed."

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News from The Associated Press

News from The Associated Press: "DENVER (AP) -- Pot may be legal, but workers may want to check with their boss first before they grab the pipe or joint during off hours."

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CBO: Feds Borrowing $4.8 billion Per Day in FY 2013, So Far | CNS News

CBO: Feds Borrowing $4.8 billion Per Day in FY 2013, So Far | CNS News: "The federal government ran a deficit of $292 billion for the first two months of fiscal year 2013 – October and November 2012 – amounting to $4.8 billion of borrowed money each day."

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Deal or no deal, ObamaCare taxes poised to hit next month | Fox News

Deal or no deal, ObamaCare taxes poised to hit next month | Fox News: "Even if lawmakers somehow stop the Bush-era tax rates from expiring, taxes are still expected to rise on Jan. 1 -- thanks to a trio of new fees tied to the federal health care overhaul."

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Quadriplegic Man Robbed of iPhone He Used to Communicate | NBC New York

Quadriplegic Man Robbed of iPhone He Used to Communicate | NBC New York: "William Washington says he could only watch helplessly as a teen stole his special iPhone from the tray of his wheelchair"

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Illegal immigrant receives long-awaited kidney transplant - chicagotribune.com

Illegal immigrant receives long-awaited kidney transplant - chicagotribune.com: "As an illegal immigrant, Jorge Mariscal waited eight years for a kidney transplant he feared would never come."

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Mayan apocalypse: panic spreads as December 21 nears - Telegraph

Mayan apocalypse: panic spreads as December 21 nears - Telegraph: "Fears that the end of the world is nigh have spread across the world with only days until the end of the Mayan calendar, with doomsday-mongers predicting a cataclysmic end to the history of Earth."

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