Proof that Advertising is At Least as Informative as Fox News.

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One Chicago-based furniture store is happy to admit it sells more seats than Governor Blagojevich — and at a better rate, to boot.

High-la-rious. But oh, does it beat Virgin Mobile’s technicolor spin on Spitzer?

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The real reason boomer women who raised children, worked full-time, and cared for aging parents without complaining now struggle to accept help isn’t pride — it’s that their entire sense of worth was built around being the person who could handle everything, and slowing down feels like becoming irrelevant

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