Like any detox program, breaking the cycle of Medicaid dependency could be painful for a while.

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Those three established the Young Guns program in the 2007-08 election cycle.

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The city introduced Barclays Cycle Hire in July 2010, and now the rental program has peak usage of about 24, 000 users a day.

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Once complete, the program is beamed back to Mars, and the cycle starts over.

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Compassion International is a child-sponsorship program that reaches the poorest of the poor in an effort to break the cycle of poverty.

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