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  • September 2008

    • Troubled Son 'Outs' Celeb Architect

      New York Post  |  Sep 25, 08 12:33 PM CDT

      Troubled Son 'Outs' Celeb Architect

      (Newser) - Celebrity architect Richard Meier’s son claims his dad locked him up in a mental hospital and is trying to disinherit him for revealing that his 73-year-old dad is gay. Richard Meier's friends insist he's straight, but Joseph Meier plans to write a book "about my tragic experience with a gay father that didn't want to come out of the closet," he told the New York Post . More »

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      family  • celebrity parents  • feud  • psych ward  • gay parent  • Richard Meier

    • Tiny Trig Palin a Vital Player in Mom's Political Life

      New York Times  |  Sep 8, 08 9:59 AM CDT

      Tiny Trig Palin a Vital Player in Mom's Political Life

      (Newser) - Baby Trig is a key part of Sarah Palin's campaign story, underlining her real-mom image and her stance against abortion. But Palin kept the pregnancy under wraps until the seventh month, "struggling to accept that her child would be born with Down syndrome" and fearing it could undermine her popularity as governor, the New York Times reports. The paper reconstructs Palin's handling of the surprise pregnancy and delivery that bloggers have had a field day challenging. More »

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      Sarah Palin  • family  • working mothers  • Trig Palin

    • Moms' Stress Can Lead to Fat Children: Study

      Reuters  |  Sep 2, 08 5:55 PM CDT

      Moms' Stress Can Lead to Fat Children: Study

      (Newser) - Moms stressed out by poverty could be driving millions of US kids younger than 10 to take refuge in food and become overweight, a study finds. The stress may be linked to heavy work schedules and health-insurance troubles, among other issues, Reuters reports. The study argues for better aid to struggling families, including access to food stamps, health insurance, and money-management education. More »

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      children  • parenting  • family  • poverty  • stress  • mothers  • overweight

  • August 2008

    • Obamas Leave for Hawaii

      Reuters  |  Aug 8, 08 4:08 PM CDT

      Obamas Leave for Hawaii

      (Newser) - Barack Obama departed for Hawaii today to kick off a week-long vacation with his family, Reuters reports. He’ll take part in a welcoming rally and fundraiser there, but will otherwise rest from campaign rigors. John McCain attacked his rival’s “beach vacation” in light of the hardships facing ordinary Americans. But Obama defended the trip as an important opportunity to see his grandmother. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • politics  • Michelle Obama  • family  • campaign  • Hawaii  • vacation

    • 'Rockefeller' Headed Back to Boston on Kidnap Charge

      Boston Herald  |  Aug 4, 08 3:04 PM CDT

      'Rockefeller' Headed Back to Boston on Kidnap Charge

      (Newser) - Clark Rockefeller waived his right to an extradition hearing in Baltimore today, the Boston Herald reports. The blueblood imposter may be arraigned in Boston as early as tomorrow morning, though authorities have until Aug. 15 to transfer him. Rockefeller—likely an alias—faces charges of felony parental kidnapping and assault. He was attempting to start a new life with his 7-year-old daughter. More »

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      crime  • family  • Boston  • child custody  • Baltimore  • Clark Rockefeller  • Reigh Boss  • imposter

    • 7 Reasons to Get Hitched

      Macleans  |  Aug 3, 08 6:55 PM CDT

      7 Reasons to Get Hitched

      (Newser) - If you're considering getting married—or divorced—it may be time to mull over Maclean's reasons why matrimony is healthy: Married people have less chance of dying from car accidents, cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, heart attacks, and homicide. Men who divorce or separate are six times more likely to be depressed than those who stick with it; women, 3.5 times more likely. Two words: combined income. Married people usually have more money when they retire, too. More »

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      marriage  • sex  • family  • relationship  • homeowners  • income  • single women

  • July 2008

    • Rugged Riding Game Unlike Snooty Polo

      Washington Post  |  Jul 26, 08 7:14 PM CDT

      Rugged Riding Game Unlike Snooty Polo

      (Newser) - Don't mistake polocrosse for its snooty cousin, polo, the Washington Post reports. The increasingly popular riding sport is more like rugged lacrosse, because polocrosse players don't just knock a ball around—they scoop, fire, and catch a ball in a hand-held net. "No one's ever heard of it. Not even a lot of horse people," one player says. "But when they play it they love it." More »

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      sports  • family  • horse  • equestrian

    • Obama Brother Surfaces in Britain

      Sun (UK)  |  Jul 26, 08 10:53 AM CDT

      Obama Brother Surfaces in Britain

      (Newser) - Barack Obama’s Kenyan half-brother Bernard has emerged in England after a British tabloid tracked him down. Bernard Obama told the Sun he was “proud of my brother” and said he was sure Barack would win the White House. “He will be a breath of fresh air for the world,” said Bernard, 37, who was visiting his mother in the UK. Obama has eight half-siblings. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Great Britain  • Kenya  • family  • British tabloids  • Barack Obama Sr.  • brother

    • Dog Reunited With Family After 5 Years

      New York Post  |  Jul 15, 08 2:05 PM CDT

      Dog Reunited With Family After 5 Years

      (Newser) - A Queens family experienced its own version of the Incredible Journey last weekend when it was reunited with a beagle puppy after 5 years—and more than 850 miles, reports the New York Post. No one knows where Rocco's travels took him in the interim , but when he turned up at a Georgia shelter his implanted chip pointed to the Villacis family and 11-year-old Natalie—who never gave up hope her puppy would return. More »

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      Georgia  • dog  • family  • GPS  • animal shelters  • Queens

    • Obama, Stop Acting Like a Child

      New York Times  |  Jul 13, 08 12:04 PM CDT

      Obama, Stop Acting Like a Child

      (Newser) - Caught up in a Fourth of July celebration, Barack Obama agreed to let his daughters be interviewed on "Access Hollywood," a turnaround from his position on his family's privacy and a big slip-up, writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. But Obama compounded the error by expressing morning-after regret so vehemently that it just looked like the latest in a series of flip-flops. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Michelle Obama  • family  • interview  • Access Hollywood  • Malia Obama  • Sasha Obama

    • Can't Buy Me Love, but Divorce Could Cost $100K

      Divorce360.com  |  Jul 6, 08 3:30 PM CDT

      Can't Buy Me Love, but Divorce Could Cost $100K

      (Newser) - In the current financial climate, getting unhitched has become all the more ruinous, Divorce360.com reports. Selling your home, hiring attorneys, shelling out for therapy, and finding temporary housing add up to a burly bottom line, with one attorney estimating that divorce "can run anywhere from $1,820 (uncontested) to hundreds of thousands of dollars." More »

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      marriage  • divorce  • real estate  • family  • lawyer  • divorce settlement  • divorce rate  • divorce attorney  • financial planning

    • Are We Happier Without Kids?

      Newsweek  |  Jul 5, 08 3:26 PM CDT

      Are We Happier Without Kids?

      (Newser) - Little bundles of joy may not be delivering as much pleasure to their moms and dads as they're reputed to, Newsweek reports. Parents are about 7% less happy than the childless, one study says, while another concludes that "no group of parents reported significantly greater emotional well-being than people who never had children."  Are today's parents too busy and bleary-eyed to feel the love, Newsweek asks, or have expectations changed? More »

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      children  • family  • study  • mothers  • happiness  • survey  • father

  • June 2008