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sephardic-male
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posted 26 February 2007 07:39 AM      Profile for sephardic-male   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070215/NEWS07/702150317/1001/BUSINESS05

U.S. one of worst places for kids
Study cites family time as a factor

February 15, 2007

BY DAVID McHUGH

ASSOCIATED PRESS

BERLIN -- The United States and Britain ranked at the bottom of a UN survey of child welfare in 21 wealthy countries that assessed everything from infant mortality to whether children ate dinner with their parents.

The Netherlands, followed by Sweden, Denmark and Finland, finished at the top; the United States was 20th, and Britain was 21st, the report released Wednesday by UNICEF said.


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Lard Tunderin' Jeezus
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posted 26 February 2007 08:01 AM      Profile for Lard Tunderin' Jeezus   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
How Canada ranks...
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sephardic-male
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posted 26 February 2007 08:11 AM      Profile for sephardic-male   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
NDP governments might change things? i will vote for the ontario NDP candidate this october in Ontario
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So will I.
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posted 04 March 2007 06:11 PM      Profile for Lard Tunderin' Jeezus   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
BTW, the U.S. kinda sucks for adults these days, too: Americans Hate Their Jobs More Than Ever
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