Tenn. mom left to wonder when she'll see 4 kids NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A week ago, Maria Gurrolla was celebrating the birth of her fourth child. A blue yard sign announced: "IT'S A BOY!" She visited a local welfare office that helps low-income mothers. Pay freezes spread during brutal recession WASHINGTON - What do Tropicana Casino and Resort, Avis and the White House now have in common? They're all freezing the pay of some of their workers. It's part of a growing trend by employers facing the fallout -- economic and political -- from a brutal recession. A historic moment unfolds in frigid temps WASHINGTON - A vast, excited crowd of more than 1 million bore witness Tuesday to a transfer of American power like none before it. The blare of regal trumpets and thunder of cannon were familiar. The transition from Republican to Democrat, and gray hair to dark, had happened before.
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