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Even though men say they spend too much time on the job, they don't seem to care about the gender or race of those they work alongside or below. This would appear to be progress over 10 years ago, when many downsized men channeled their frustration toward minorities and women whom they perceived as threats to their professional advancement. Today, the Spike poll shows that 55% of men profess to have no preference for a male or female boss, while 9% actually prefer a woman. Proof that men may now recognize the advantages of having women in the workplace is evident in another poll number: 55% say they have no problem dating someone who earns significantly more than they do. --With reporting by Sonja Steptoe/Los Angeles and Sarah Sturmon Dale/Minneapolis

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SUSIE SHEPHERD, principal at Rosewood Middle School in Goldsboro, N.C., on why the school's annual fundraiser sold good grades for money
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SUSIE SHEPHERD, principal at Rosewood Middle School in Goldsboro, N.C., on why the school's annual fundraiser sold good grades for money

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