One family in five in social housing is headed by a single parent, triple the percentage of the population at large.

ECONOMIST: Urban policy

Ms. LINDA REEDY (Gay Parent): It's as if a whole segment of the population of the country and maybe the world are telling me personally that I'm not fit to be a parent, when I know that every day, my whole life is about being a parent.

NPR: Religious Exemption Sought for Gay Adoption Law

Nymex Holdings (nyse: NMX - news - people ), the parent of energy trading giant New York Merc, is slashing costs over the next three months, specifically targeting the population of its trading floor, which has seen volume dwindle as more contracts are traded through an electronic alliance with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (nyse: CME - news - people ).

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