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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:place></st1:City> Times</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Literature and language scholars feel the pinch</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">As 8,000 literature and language professors and scholars gathered in Los Angeles for their annual convention this week, a lot of metaphors were tossed about to describe what many feel is the besieged state of their careers and classrooms during the recession.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mla-20110108,0,2711986.story</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>