Grandparents increasingly raising grandchildren in Boston and beyond
Grandparents like Sonya Booker in Boston are adopting or fostering grandchildren due to parental struggles. The trend is widening as Census data show a 40 percent rise to 1.4 million children living with grandparents without a parent present from 1993 to 1996. Advocates push for more support as welfare changes and work requirements push families toward all in the family care.
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Mayors tackle guns amid youth crime at conference
At the U S Conference of Mayors meeting the gun debate centers on urban youth violence and access to firearms. Some mayors favor product liability suits against gun makers, while others push safety mandates and study origins of firearms to curb sales to children. Newark mayor Sharpe James doubts lawsuits and calls for data on gun sources.
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Official arrives in Jakarta for talks
A senior U.S. official arrived in Jakarta on Sunday for talks with Indonesian officials on efforts to lift the nation from a yearlong economic crisis. Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers was to meet President Habibie and key advisers before returning to Washington.
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Nickles opposes nomination of homosexual ambassador
Sen. Don Nickles, the Senate's second ranking Republican, says James Hormel is qualified despite his promotion of homosexual lifestyle. Nickles denounced Hormel on Fox News Sunday, drawing sharp criticism from gay-rights groups who say his stance is offensive and hypocritical for a U.S. representative.
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