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Supporters say they’ll allow workers at the world’s largest retailer to keep better tags on inventory. Critics say they raise privacy concerns.

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Walmart to test tags that track jeans and underwear

Diego FernÁndez de Cevallos, a leading figure in Mexico’s ruling party, disappeared last Friday, leaving the violence-battered country’s political establishment in shock

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Mexican Politician Diego Fernandez de Cevallos Abducted

A leading figure in the ruling party disappeared last Friday, leaving the violence-battered country’s political establishment in shock

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Mexico Shaken by Abduction and Feared Murder of Top Politician

St. Johns Lutheran Hospital staff raised $632 through a Jeans Day fundraiser on April 30 to kickoff Wings events. Wings helps local cancer patients by providing cash grants that can go toward expenses that arent traditionally covered by insurance, such as transportation, meals and lodging.

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Jeans for Wings

A SIMPLE question for MISCHA BARTON: What the heck happened?! Just a year ago the former OC actress was a fashion icon. Now she’s a walking disaster. High-waisted cream jeans . Belly-baring floral shirt. Bright red high heels.

Continue here: Mischtaken identity?

The Tory leader opted for a combination of black jeans, a brown shirt and a bomber jacket for the speech at the Milton Keynes Academy.

More here: Tory-nator David Cameron unveils tough new look as he bring out the big guns for party activist speech (Daily Mail)

LORDSTOWN – Wearing a plain black sweatshirt and blue jeans, Edward Whitacre may not have looked like a high-powered corporate leader who’s trying to revive one of America’s greatest manufacturers, but he won the confidence of Lordstown workers during a visit Wednesday.

More here: GM chief makes an impression (Tribune Chronicle)

Honesty may be the best policy, but it is not necessarily going to get anyone elected on May 6.

More here: Does my debt look too big in these jeans and other pre-election worries (Daily Telegraph)

It’s no surprise in a fast-changing media age that even minor, frivolous moments in Barack Obama’s first year as president have been blown wildly out of proportion.

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Obama’s 1st Year: Much Ado About Mom Jeans (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)

Afghanistan’s president welcomed his new term — achieved after his main opponent withdrew from a runoff election — by reaching out to opponents Tuesday and promising to banish the corruption that has undermined his administration.

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Karzai promises reform — but without specifics (AP via Yahoo! News)