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NEWS ABOUT: Mother's Day

Mother's Day stories: 5 news summaries
OPINION

 Best and Worst 
 Celeb Moms 

Mother's Day survey reveals holiday activities, too

May 7, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a poll of 10,000 readers ahead of Mother's Day, more would trust their kids to Jennifer Aniston than Brangelina, ParentDish.com reveals. More from the survey
  • Most trustworthy babysitter: Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia De Rossi.
  • Best mom: Jennifer Garner, followed by a tie between
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Britney Spears • Angelina Jolie • Courtney Love • Brad Pitt • parenting • Disney World • Michelle Obama • Roseanne Barr • Dina Lohan • list • mothers • celebrity • recession • Kate Moss • Jennifer Aniston • Reese Witherspoon • Jennifer Garner • survey • Sarah Palin • Sarah Michelle Gellar • Mother's Day • celebrity parents • Jada Pinkett Smith • Clair Huxtable

 Dungeon Daughter: 'I Never Want to See My Father Again'

Elisabeth Fritzl spends first Mother's Day with 'above ground' kids

May 12, 08 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Austrian woman who spent 24 years in a cellar as the sex slave of her sadistic father has said she never wants to see him again, reports the Daily Telegraph. The information was revealed as Elisabeth Fritzl, 42, spent her first Mother's Day with five of her six surviving... More »

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Austria • Elisabeth Fritzl • Amstetten, Austria • Mother's Day • sex slave • dungeon • cellar • Felix • Lisa • Monika • Alexander • Kerstin • Josef • Christoph Herbst • boyfriend

 Time's 10 Best Mothers Ever... 

Mother Earth, Marge Simpson make the cut

May 11, 08 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - No one's perfect, but some moms get pretty close—even if they do have control issues, out-of-wedlock kids, or a little drug habit. Time picked these winners for going against the grain.
  1. Dumbo's mom: for giving her child wings
  2. The moms of The Joy Luck Club: for caring a
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motherhood • mothers • Moses • Mother's Day

... And 10 Worst, From Futurama to Mommie Dearest

Picks from cult movies and mythology make the cut

May 11, 08 5:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - If an ounce of mom is worth a pound of clergy, as they say, these mothers would topple the scales. Time lists its all-time worst moms: 
  1. Mom on Futurama: for bringing her cut-throat business sense home
  2. Mother in The Wall: for making Pink a baby forever
  3. Mrs. Robinson:
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motherhood • mothers • Anne Bancroft • Mother's Day

Opinion

 NYT's Friedman: 
 Call Your Mother 

Columnist breaks from politics for Mother's Day

May 11, 08 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has a piece of policy-free advice for readers today: “Call your mom.” His own died last month, and on his first Mother’s Day without her, he recalls her influence on his own optimism, which can be found “between the lines... More »

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mothers • family • holiday • Thomas Friedman • columnists • Mother's Day

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