As part of the program, the central bank sells short-term Treasurys and buys longer-dated ones in an effort to keep long-term borrowing costs down.

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Often, these caregivers are providing this high level of assistance in an effort to keep loved ones with chronic disease at home and out of care facilities.

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The site is encouraging people to take pictures at shelters and share them with photo sharing sites in a coordinated effort to identify displaced loved ones.

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It should be obvious there is something deeply wrong with our laws when someone like Casey Anthony can turn to the bankruptcy courts for a fresh financial start, but men and women who incurred debt in an effort to better themselves or their loved ones cannot get even a smidgeon of such aid.

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That trend has prompted landlords to cut rents in an effort to entice new retailers and retain the ones they have.

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But no one should be under any illusion: There will be losses, possibly large ones, in terms of American lives and other equities, thanks to this effort to fulfill standing American security commitments on the cheap.

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Or better yet, make an effort to bestow your friends and loved ones with handmade gifts presented in reusable, non-plastic gift wrap.

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