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'Octomom' May Go on Welfare

by Tom Henderson, Posted Sep 20th 2010 3:10PM

Is welfare in Octomom's future? Credit: Ray Tamarra, Getty Images
We live on a fragile planet that is only a rogue asteroid away from oblivion. We should cherish every ... Oh, never mind that! Somewhere out there, an unwed mother who had ...Stories about Nadya Suleman -- you know, "Octomom" -- collecting welfare are zipping through cyberspace at warp speed. Newspapers across the country have picked up the story. Almost all of them trace their routes back to the same starting point -- the gossip site RadarOnline.
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Amazing Mom: Diana Spatz

by Elizabeth Humphrey, Posted May 9th 2010 8:00AM

Eden Spatz, left, with her mom Diana Spatz, who struggled to earn her college degree while on welfare. Now, Diana runs an organization devoted to helping single parents make the grade. Credit: LIFETIME Amazing Mom: Diana Spatz, founder of ...
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Should California Pay Welfare Parents to Stay Home?

by Rachel Campos-Duffy, Posted Jun 23rd 2009 4:00PM

Should the government pay those on welfare to stay home and care for their kids? That's the question Los Angeles officials are asking as the number of unemployed rises and California deals with a budget crises that threatens to land the state in ...
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Politician suggests sterilization for poor women

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Sep 28th 2008 12:00PM

Louisiana State Representative John LaBruzzo is concerned about the future. He's worried for the poor of his state who cannot afford the children they apparently keep having and about the quality of future generations made up of the children of the ...
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