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Bar Members Awarded for Pro Bono Work
National Appleseed 9/14/2005
DC Bar members Diana Daniels, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Washington Post Company, and Anastasia "Stasia" Kelly, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of MCI, will be honored for their commitment to pro bono legal services at the annual Appleseed Awards Dinner on September 14.
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Appleseed Foundation receives grant from The Center for Financial Services Innovation
National Appleseed 9/14/2005
Appleseed Foundation receives grant to research the transparency of foreign exchange rate markup charged for remittances and then launch a fair exchange rate branding campaign.
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Chair of Cornell's Presidential Search Committee is a fly-fishing soccer mom
National Appleseed 9/7/2005
ITHACA, N.Y. -- On the friendly fields of strife known as children's soccer, one of the most stressful positions anyone can play is mother of the goalie. Diana Daniels is one such soccer mom. She's also chair of Cornell University's Presidential Search Committee, and vice chair of the Cornell Board of Trustees, positions that likewise come with their own tensions.
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Group moves to establish living wage in Alabama Rally Tuesday to urge city ordinance
Alabama 9/4/2005
Last week's surging gasoline prices - and its impact on low-wage workers - could add fuel to an Alabama group's efforts to establish a so-called living wage in the state. Members of the Alabama Alliance for a Living Wage are sponsoring a rally in Birmingham Tuesday, urging the City Council to establish an ordinance requiring businesses that get contracts with the city to pay employees more than the current federal minimum wage of $5.15.
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CareFirst's D.C. Insurer Could Lose Tax Break
District of Columbia 9/1/2005
The District-based affiliate of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, already facing legislation that could force it to spend far more on community needs, now risks losing a million-dollar tax benefit it enjoys because of its nonprofit status.
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Citizenship should be goal, advocates say
Nebraska 9/1/2005
Immigration reform should include a pathway to citizenship for workers who are contributing to the economy, a statewide coalition argued Wednesday.
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Lawsuit alleges state failing foster children
National Appleseed 9/1/2005
A federal lawsuit filed Monday alleges that the state of Nebraska is endangering children with an "understaffed, underfunded and unresponsive" foster care system.
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Suit says Nebraska neglects foster children State officials say recent changes have put the system "on the right track."
National Appleseed 9/1/2005
Nebraska harms the children in its foster care system and deprives them of the chance for a safe and stable childhood, according to a federal lawsuit.
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For those who go the extra mile
National Appleseed 9/1/2005
Two Nebraskans' devotion to public services to be honored by Appleseed Center for Law.
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More Effective Leadership Is Needed to Combat HIV/AIDS
National Appleseed 9/1/2005
In the wake of a critical report on the District's response to HIV/AIDS, the director of the city's HIV/AIDS Administration was fired and Mayor Anthony A. Williams last week appointed a new one. The report, "HIV/AIDS in the Nation's Capital: Improving the District of Columbia's Response to a Public Health Crisis," was issued by the DC Appleseed
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