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Thousands of patients a month are using a government reform to get what is effectively private care paid for by the taxpayer.

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Almanac of Policy Issues: Poverty

An overview of poverty in the United States, including the latest Census Bureau estimates and distribution issues. Includes links and recent news.

http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/poverty.shtml

The Begging Profession in India

Article investigates the causes, modus-operandi and issues of begging in India; includes a number of photographs.

http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/bhiksha/begging.htm

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Articles on poverty and Social Security from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal public policy research organization.

http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/povinc.htm

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Government Benefit Programs Cut Poverty Nearly in Half

Study from the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on the effectiveness of government programs in reducing poverty.

http://www.cbpp.org/snd98.htm

Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement

Overview of the official methodology used to calculate poverty in the United States from the US Department of Health and Human Services.

http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml

The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)

An overview of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), a generic federal block grant program for social services in the United States. Includes information on funding, services provided, and the program's legislative history.

http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/archive/ssbg.shtml

The Welfare State

This article discusses and compares the welfare state in Britain, France, Sweden, Germany, the United States, the European Union and developing countries.

http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/wstate.htm

US Shelters Swell - With Families

Recession and Sept. 11 are causing more homelessness, which may echo '80s crisis. From the Christian Science Monitor. (November 29, 2001)

http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1129/p1s1-ussc.html

NI 'open' for American business

The first and deputy first ministers tell companies in the Unites States that NI is still open for business.

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More than half of Scots would report members of their own family for drink-driving, a survey finds.

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news.bbc.co.uk

Work for welfare plans stepped up

Under new proposals almost everyone on benefits would have to prepare themselves for work or face sanctions.

news.bbc.co.uk

Bangkok Britons

British tourists tell of their anxious wait to get home

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Closer watch on children's care

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news.bbc.co.uk

Thai airport blast kills activist

A blast kills at least one Thai anti-government protester and wounds 20 others at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport.

news.bbc.co.uk

Ronaldo named Europe's top player

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo is crowned European Footballer of the Year ahead of Lionel Messi and Fernando Torres.

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Bypass operation

More patients get the NHS to pay for private care

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Ugly tale

Judge who beat mother in battle over memoirs

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Murder charge over football death

A man is charged with murder after a London amateur footballer dies when a fight breaks out between opposing players.

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Pilot study on sea levels threat

Three areas of Wales will take part in research on risk of flooding due to rising sea and river levels.

news.bbc.co.uk

Talks in Green case anger Tories

The Conservatives are protesting at having been excluded from a Commons meeting on the Damian Green leak row.

news.bbc.co.uk

Top Thai court bans ruling party

Thailand's constitutional court dissolves the party of PM Somchai Wongsawat, amid an escalating political crisis.

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Scots devolution report due out

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Equal annoyance

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Credit Suisse cuts 650 jobs in UK

Troubled Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse has confirmed that it will cut 650 jobs from its UK workforce.

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Liverpool go clear at top after draw

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news.bbc.co.uk

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Dozens of troops run amok in the Zimbabwean capital Harare after losing their temper while queuing for currency at a bank.

news.bbc.co.uk

Bush regrets Iraqi WMD failure

Outgoing US President George Bush says his biggest regret is the intelligence failure over Iraqi weapons.

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Felix the Cat helps artist Mark Leckey win £25k Turner Prize

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