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Bar Members Awarded for Pro Bono Work |
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National Appleseed
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By SuperUser Account on
9/14/2005
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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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Group moves to establish living wage in Alabama Rally Tuesday to urge city ordinance |
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Alabama
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By admign on
9/4/2005
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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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More Effective Leadership Is Needed to Combat HIV/AIDS |
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National Appleseed
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By SuperUser Account on
9/1/2005
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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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