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NEWS ABOUT: sacrifice

sacrifice stories: 5 news summaries

 Nepal Suffers 
 Shortage of 
 Sacrificial 
 Goats 

Country running short of goats ahead of major Hindu festival

Sep 16, 09 3:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Baa-ad news. Nepal is facing a severe shortage of sacrificial goats ahead of one of the Hindu calendar's biggest festivals, the BBC reports. Officials are searching the countryside for as many as 4,000 goats to buy and bring to Kathmandu ahead of the Dashain festival, in which goats are... More »

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Nepal • goats • Kathmandu • Hindus • sacrifice

glossies

 Pain + Sacrifice 
 = Marital Bliss 

Adversity makes couples' bond stronger, experts say

Aug 8, 09 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Marital bliss? Toss it out the window, and get down to pain and anguish ASAP, experts say. While many studies find that stress can exacerbate a marriage—turning a short-tempered husband into an abusive one, for example—some experts say adversity is the key to marital success. "It’s... More »

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marriage • relationship • couples • sacrifice • women's issues

Globe's Rank-and-File Will
Take Pay Cuts—if Execs Do

Management, unions sit down

Apr 5, 09 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Unionized Boston Globe employees say they’re willing to make sacrifices to save their foundering newspaper—but only if executives and managers do the same, the Globe reports. “If management is willing to lead us, to take pay cuts and concessions, I'm sure the union would be willing,”... More »

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unions • New York Times Company • Boston Globe • concession • sacrifice • newspaper industry • pay cut

ANALYSIS

Way More Than Just Standing By Her Man

Michelle Obama's
public service a boon
to Barack's rise

Aug 25, 08 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Barack Obama met Michelle Robinson, she was on the fast track at a prestigious Chicago law firm. As the story goes, Obama took her with him when he left to start a public life, surprising Michelle’s friends and family. But Mrs. Obama’s own entrée into not-for-profit... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • nonprofit • Election 2008 • sacrifice • public service • nuclear family

OPINION

'Sacrifice' Is Dirty Word in Energy Plans

Obama, McCain ditch candor in glossing over tough road ahead

Aug 18, 08 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are each touting a plan to save America from the looming energy crisis, but they're providing too many sunny outlooks and not enough tough candor, Walter Shapiro writes in Salon. "The Ten Commandments of politics now began, 'Thou shalt not talk honestly... More »

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Barack Obama • energy • John McCain • oil • Election 2008 • sacrifice

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