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Prison Meal Deal: Where The Staff Serves Lunch ... And Time

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Inmate Calvin Hodge, in the second week of a five-week rotation as head chef, stirs gravy in preparation for lunch at the Fife and Drum Restaurant at the Northeastern Correctional Center in Concord, Mass., Jan. 26.

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Inmate Calvin Hodge stirs gravy in preparation for lunch at the Fife and Drum Restaurant at the Northeast Correctional Center in Concord, Mass.

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Inmate Calvin Hodge carves a turkey at the Fife and Drum Restaurant at the Northeast Correctional Center in Concord, Mass.

By Shannon Mullen

Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 9:04 am

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The Fife and Drum Restaurant offers a daily lunch bargain that sounds hard to pass up: For just $3.21, you get a hot, tasty meal, made mostly from scratch and delivered to your table by friendly waiters.

So what's the catch? You have to go through security before you're served.

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Fri February 3, 2012

After A Tepid Start, Cities Like Rome, Denver Receive Winter Battering

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A man dressed as a Roman Gladiator stands in front of the ancient Colosseum as snowflakes fall in downtown Rome on Friday.

By Eyder Peralta

Denver and Rome could not be farther apart. But today one city used to massive snow storms is facing a blizzard so big it cancelled 310 flights, even though the Denver airport has 500 workers clearing the snow. The other one hasn't seen this much snow since the '80s.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli told our Newscast unit the 1.5 inches of snow in Rome and the 16 inches that have accumulated in the northern suburbs have meant that very few attended schools and big tourist attractions like the Colosseum were closed.

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Fri February 3, 2012

Have Economists Got It Wrong About The U.S.?

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pauses during a hearing before the House Budget Committee on Feb. 28, 2007.

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Workers build a Jeep Compass at the Chrysler assembly plant in Belvidere, Ill. Friday's employment report showed growth in manufacturing, much of which reflects the rebirth of the U.S. auto industry .

By Marilyn Geewax

Originally published on Fri June 22, 2012 9:23 am

Five years ago, a subprime mortgage firestorm was melting down the U.S. economy, but most analysts didn't see it happening.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, testifying before Congress in February 2007, said the housing sector "is a concern, but at this point we don't see it as being a broad financial concern or a major factor in assessing the course of the economy."

If he and the vast majority of economists were blind to the economic and financial calamity taking shape then, could they also be missing the start of a huge economic boom now?

A boom? Really?

11:53 am

Fri February 3, 2012

3 Hidden Themes Of This Year's Super Bowl Ads

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Many of this year's Super Bowl ads, like this one from CareerBuilders.com, play off our affection for animals.

By Linton Weeks

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Fri February 3, 2012

'Anonymous' Follows Hacking Of FBI-Scotland Yard Phone Call With Attacks

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The Greek Ministry of Justice website after it was hacked earlier today.

By Mark Memmott

A day that began with the Anonymous hackers posting a nearly 17-minute recording of a conference call between officials of the FBI and Scotland Yard has been followed with some tweeted taunting of law enforcement and the news media, and the hacking of websites for the Greek Ministry of Justice, Boston Police Department and lawyers who defended a U.S. Marine at the center of the killing of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians.

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