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“The book just goes toward trying to make the process as understandable as possible for the kids, so they can feel included and don't have to make things up in their minds on what's going on.”

Illustrations from the children's book "My Beautiful Mommy" have mothers explaining to their youngsters the type of medical operations they're going to have and what to expect in the days following. via The Boston Globe

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“What you will hear is that the identiy of the kids has been secreted. Their identity changes from day to day.”

WOAI's Michael Board is liveblogging the case from San Angelo, Texas. A court hearing is being held to decide the fate of hundreds of children taken from a polygamist retreat in Texas. via WSRS-FM Paxton

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AT&T Inc. will donate $100 million over four years to programs aimed at boosting high-school graduation rates, Chief Executive Randall Stephenson is to announce Thursday. via New York Times

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“All of us say the ranch. It's the ranch. It's home”

Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints make their way down a road on the Yearning For Zion ranch in Eldorado, Texas, Wednesday, April 16, 2008. via Buffalo News

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“It's money to use when I'm going out with friends, out to eat or shopping.”

Albertsons supermarket said "no," and so did Macy's department store and a local grocer. via Daily Herald

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“I think our kids will look back on all of that as being really funny when they get older, because they think of us as being really dorky - in fact, the dorkiest people on the planet.”

Caption: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards at the Santa Monica Pier - Arrivals. via ContactMusic.com

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My Beautiful Mommy is a new book by Dr. Michael Salzhauer, a plastic surgeon in North Miami Beach. via Daddy Types

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“Nobody remembers the villages. Everybody comes and says, 'Wow, this is so pretty, what lovely countryside, you live so well here,' but then they don't help you at all. They give you absolutely nothing”

In this photo released by the Asociacion Tierra Alba, women from the town of Serradilla del Arroyo, Spain, are seen posing in this Oct. via WTOP-FM Washington

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“Zahara once clawed Shiloh's cheek after she tried to take her cookie. She's always pulling on Shiloh's hair so she can steal her food.”

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reportedly let their children eat ice cream for breakfast. via The Post Chronicle

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“The review has taken note of widespread community concerns, particularly around the sexualisation of children and the portrayal of body image, and we have responded accordingly”

Ads for kids' products must not show sexual imagery Children classed as anyone aged 14 or under Follows widespread community concern ADVERTISEMENTS for kids' products must not include sexual imagery or imply ... via News.com.au

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