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10:29 am
Tue February 28, 2012

Business Boot Camp Gives Veterans A New Start

The pullout of American troops in Iraq and those returning from Afghanistan have brought many service members back to their families and into the civilian job market.

While there is a new law that offers incentives to employers who hire them, many veterans across the country are trying to start their own businesses. A rigorous, free program started at Syracuse University is giving them the tools to be their own boss.

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3:46 pm
Thu February 9, 2012

Over Bowls Of Soup, Donors Find Recipe For Change

Credit Linton Weeks / NPR
Jon Landau serves others at PhilaSoup, a soup group based in Philadelphia.

The Soup Movement in America is based on a simple recipe: Bring a bunch of people together to eat soup. Ask each person for a modest donation — say $5. Listen to a few proposals about how people might use that pool of money for a worthwhile project. Vote on the best proposal, and give all the money to the top vote-getter. Go home full and fulfilled.

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