From Momsrising.org: How cool would it be for Fair Pay to be one of the first things that that President-Elect Obama signs into law? It could actually happen!

We just heard that the House is set to vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act this week, and the Senate could vote as early as next week! Turns out that while the economic security package is tied up in negotiations, there is a rare window of unscheduled open time to pass long-needed bills. Congress is thinking action…and thanks to the incredible advocacy of MomsRising …read more

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Which Should Be The Official 2009 Family Portrait? ( surveys)

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Food Inflation (click on the link and watch a Business Week video explaining causes of food inflation in a pop up).
Been to the grocery store yet this week?

It made me nostalgic for last week. . . last month . . . last year.

The price of wheat has gone up 80-something percent and now retailers are reporting difficulty finding it. There is a world wide food inflation and food shortage. Asia’s got a rice crisis and we’ve redirected part of our corn crop to make fuel.

Over the past 12 months milk prices have doubled as demand for corn, the …read more