Line forming for Hillary Clinton's book signing at the Sam's Club
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From a series of images culled by Borchers for a slideshow of her work. Camera caption: "Ruth provides home health care for Maryanne Apostili at her North Providence home. Ruth Dickerson is a home-care CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant). Working for $10 an hour, without benefits or paid holidays, she takes care of people in their homes who would otherwise be institutionalized at great cost. She loves her work but with gas prices soaring, she's finding it hard to survive. CNAs who work in nursing homes get benefits and better pay. We are going with Ruth to the home of Marianne Apostili, who is totally incapacitated, to observe what Ruth does to earn her pay."
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