Blood ties: one gift: two lives forever changed

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The blood donor whose blood saved the life of a premature baby tells how his gift changed his life. The baby required the rare O negative blood type and one that was free of a common human virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV). He became involved with the care of the baby, Natalie who is now a healthy 2-year-old.

Care and treatment, Personal narratives, Infants (Premature), Premature infants, Blood donors, Blood donation

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The welfare maze

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Dawn Ingersoll budgets her money carefully to feed and house her 2 children on the $669 a month she receives in public assistance. Proposed welfare cuts in Congress would reduce the amount she receives, allow the states to control welfare money, and cut off her tuition aid for college courses.

Social aspects, Behavior, Social policy, Welfare recipients, Welfare reform, United States. Congress

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Romancing the stones

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Pfeiffer is photographed wearing jewelry from the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. The collection contains the worlds most valuable diamonds and other gemstones, including the Hope Diamond, the Logan Sapphire, the Victoria-Transvaal Diamond and the Chalk Emerald.

Portrayals, Collections and collecting, Precious stones, Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of Natural History

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