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Labor Games 

San Francisco is spending $5 million on a flag-waving, candy-bar-giving, feel-good course called Express to Success, hoping it will move welfare recipients into jobs. But no one is measuring the success -- or failure -- of the program itself.

Wednesday, Apr 30 1997
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"I'm glad to be here with all you guys," Lupe says, brusquely wiping tears from her eyes. "And thanks to Briana for teaching us how to find a job to help our kids."

"You already have a job, remember?" Moore coaches.
Lupe and her classmates nod, and reply in unison.
"I already have a job. I just have to find it.

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