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Obama OKs modest tax changes after seeking ideas (AP)
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President-elect Barack Obama speaks about the economy at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

AP - Pushed by fellow Democrats, President-elect Barack Obama agreed to modest changes in his proposed tax cuts on Friday after inviting lawmakers to "just show me" ideas for fixing an economy shedding jobs at an alarming rate. Democratic congressional officials said that Obama aides came under pressure in closed-door talks to jettison or significantly alter a proposed tax credit for creating jobs.

Ofsted said 15, 000 useless teachers worked in our schools. Nine years on, how many have been fired? Just 10
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Only ten teachers have been struck off for incompetence in almost a decade despite a Government crackdown on poor practice, it has emerged. This means only two teachers have been barred for every 100, 000.

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	Alex Haley & Malcolm X's the Autobiography of Malcolm X (Bloom's Notes) Malcolm X's searing memoir belongs on the small shelf of great autobiographies. The reasons are many: the blistering honesty with which he recounts his transformation from a bitter, self-destructive petty criminal into an articulate political activist, the continued relevance of his militant analysis of white racism, and his emphasis on self-respect and self-help for African ...... Used Price: $13.11 7 Merchants Used & new
	Go Ask Alice The torture and hell of adolescence has rarely been captured as clearly as it is in this classic diary by an anonymous, addicted teen. Lonely, awkward, and under extreme pressure from her "perfect" parents, "Anonymous" swings madly between optimism and despair. When one of her new friends spikes her drink with LSD, this diarist begins a frightening journey into darkness. The ...... Used Price: $0.01 64 Merchants Used & new
	Breaking Through (Edition 001) At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jiménez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sister not ...... List Price: $6.95 Price: $0.98 You Save: $5.97 (86%) 137 Merchants Used & new
	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Student's virago) In this first of five volumes of autobiography, poet Maya Angelou recounts a youth filled with disappointment, frustration, tragedy, and finally hard-won independence. Sent at a young age to live with her grandmother in Arkansas, Angelou learned a great deal from this exceptional woman and the tightly knit black community there. These very lessons carried her throughout the ...... Price: $23.76 5 Merchants Used & new
	Diary of an Anorexic Girl Morgan Menzie takes readers through a harrowing but ultimately hopeful and inspiring account of her eating disorder. Her amazing story is told through the journals she kept during her daily struggle with this addiction and disease. Her triumphs and tragedies all unfold together in this beautiful story of God's grace. Features include: daily eating schedule, journal ...... List Price: $12.99 Price: $6.70 You Save: $6.29 (48%) 49 Merchants Used & new
	Going Solo The fascinating story of Roald Dahl's life continues in Going Solo, a marvelous evocation of the author's wartime exploits. As a pilot in World War II, Roald Dahl had some wonderfully exciting— and frighteningly near-death— experiences including encounters with the enemy, battles with deadly snakes, and incredible dogfights. Told with the same irresistible appeal that has ...... List Price: $6.99 Price: $2.25 You Save: $4.74 (68%) 58 Merchants Used & new
	Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was the son of a glovemaker, a small-town boy with a grammar school education. Yet he grew up to become the greatest English-speaking playwright in the world. Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare is both his story and that of a great art rediscovered in the modern world.Drama had been forgotten since the days of ancient Greece, but it ...... List Price: $7.99 Price: $3.25 You Save: $4.74 (59%) 41 Merchants Used & new
	Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager When Annie discovers she's pregnant by her boyfriend, she's devastated. She has never felt so alone. With no one she can talk to, she pours her heart out to her diary, confiding her feelings of panic, self-doubt, and the desperate hope that some day she can turn her life around. She decides she wants to keep her baby and dreams of loving and caring for this little person. But ...... List Price: $5.99 Price: $2.00 You Save: $3.99 (67%) 121 Merchants Used & new
	Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici (Young Royals) Young Catherine de' Medici is the sole heiress to the entire fortune of the wealthy Medici family. But her life is far from luxurious. After a childhood spent locked away behind the walls of a convent, she joins the household of the pope, where at last she can be united with her true love. But, all too soon, that love is replaced with an engagement to a boy who is cold and ...... List Price: $17.00 Price: $6.80 You Save: $10.20 (60%) 38 Merchants Used & new
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