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single mother stories: 2 news summaries

Army Arrests Single Mom Who Won't Deploy

Superiors told her to put 10-month-old
baby in foster care

Nov 17, 09 10:42 AM CST
(Newser) - A single mom faces potential criminal charges after she skipped her deployment to Afghanistan to care for her 10-month-old son. Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, an Army cook, says she couldn’t find anyone to care for the boy, and that when she told her superiors of her dilemma, they said she’... More »

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US Army • women in the military • single mother • Alexis Hutchinson

glossies


 Falco Brings 
 Soul to Mean 
 Nurse Jackie 

Actress adopted quietly; is more like Nurse Jackie than Carmela

May 31, 09 5:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Sopranos matriarch Edie Falco is back, and this time her cable series character is closer to the actress herself—a blue-collar woman who shirks appearances and works hard, Newsweek reports. But Falco isn't quite the brassy protagonist in Showtime's Nurse Jackie, either. The Long Island native is a warm,... More »

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adoption • motherhood • The Sopranos • Showtime • actress • Edie Falco • Nurse Jackie • single mother

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