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Family spends year volunteering in Ethiopia

Riverside Suburban Life - Tue Dec 8, 3:28 pm ET

For those looking for an unusual family vacation, the Kulbis family has a suggestion — volunteer in Ethiopia.

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Cash-strapped Americans seek holiday gift alternatives
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Dec 6, 11:13 pm ET
With the holiday season in full swing, Americans hit by the recession and unemployment are remembering "it's the thought that counts" and finding budget-friendly ways to give their loved ones gifts.
Leonard Zeskind: Unemployment, Race and Crimes by White-ists
The Huffington Post - Mon Dec 7, 10:13 pm ET
Unemployment, Race and Crimes by White-ists by Leonard Zeskind Unemployment rates tell us some things about how the economy is doing. But aggregate rates, even...
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 853
Channel 8 San Diego - Mon Dec 7, 9:40 pm ET
As of Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at least 853 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The...
The Donkey Saved by Facebook
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 8, 5:54 am ET
An injured Donkey, abandoned near to the Dead Sea in Jordan has been rescued by UK veterinary charity SPANA after a plea for help was made via its Facebook page.
Somalis Stage Massive Demonstration Against Islamist Militant Group
INO News - Mon Dec 7, 7:41 pm ET
(RTTNews) - Hundreds of Somalis staged a massive demonstration in Mogadishu on Monday, protesting against an Islamist militant group believed to be responsible for last week's suicide attack that killed over 20 people in the capital city.
Kebede wins Fukuoka International Marathon
News Chief - Sun Dec 6, 5:19 am ET
Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 3:57 a.m. FUKUOKA, Japan - Beijing Olympic bronze medalist Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia has clocked a personal best time to win the Fukuoka International Marathon.
Toroitich, Rotich dominate Las Vegas Marathon
Sports Illustrated - Sun Dec 6, 3:34 pm ET
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Kenyan runners Christopher Toroitich and Caroline Rotich won the Las Vegas Marathon on Sunday, topping a field of more than 27,600 on a frigid morning in the desert.
Next assignment: Pay toilets
Albany Democrat-Herald - Sun Dec 6, 1:34 am ET
Albany City Manager Wes Hare, spending three weeks on avolunteer assignment in Ethiopia, says he’s supposed to help buydonkeys to cart away trash.
A Non-Profit Trains Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs
Inc Magazine - Mon Dec 7, 3:33 pm ET
Alfa Demmellash: Chief Executive Officer' When a genie grants three wishes to a savvy businessperson, her or his first thought is to wish for more wishes. Similarly, when Alfa Demmellash was looking to make the greatest difference as a social entrepreneur, she chose to empower still more entrepreneurs for an exponential impact. After graduating from Harvard in 2003, Demmellash founded Rising ...
Press Releases: Remarks to U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
U.S. Department of State - Mon Dec 7, 11:27 pm ET
Remarks to U.S. Global Leadership Coalition Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Hotel Washington, DC December 7, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you all very, very much. This is an extraordinary evening, and I am deeply honored to receive this award on behalf of the State Department and USAID, the work that is done every single day by the men and women who serve in both ...
Kenyan Runners Star In Vegas Marathon
FOX 5 Las Vegas - Mon Dec 7, 10:59 am ET
Kenyan runners Christopher Toroitich and Caroline Rotich won the Las Vegas Rock N Roll Marathon on Sunday, topping a field of more than 27,600 on a frigid morning in the desert.
Somali government sacks police and army chiefs
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Dec 6, 10:45 am ET
Somalia's police and army chiefs have been sacked after failing to crush a months-old nationwide insurgency by radical Islamist groups, a government spokesman said Sunday.
Published on December 06, 2009
Daily Sundial - Sun Dec 6, 7:21 pm ET
Colorful buildings line the block on Fairfax Avenue. Several restaurants bunched together on this small strip of land radiate pungent, sweet and spicy scents of food cooking inside.
Ethiopians pull away from foes, cold in Sacramento international marathon
The Sacramento Bee - Mon Dec 7, 2:20 am ET
Mike Morgan delivered his statement early Sunday morning. He was going to take control of the California International Marathon and not look back.
SOMALIA: Rise in mental health disorders worries Somaliland officials
IRIN - Mon Dec 7, 9:30 am ET
HARGEISA, 7 December 2009 (IRIN) - Health officials in Somalia's self-declared independent region of Somaliland have expressed concern over a rise in mental illness, which they attribute to post-war trauma, joblessness, drug abuse and khat use.