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Fenty's Surprising Pick for Attorney General |
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National Appleseed
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By SuperUser Account on
1/30/2007
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Linda Singer was not looking for a new job, she said. She was not even looking to practice law anymore. She was running a nonprofit group in the District, and for years, she had told the state of New York -- where she had been admitted to the bar -- that she was retired from the law, with no intention of practicing again.
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County board stands behind food stamp program |
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Nebraska
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By SuperUser Account on
1/23/2007
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The York County Commissioners, in the past week, agreed to sign a proclamation saying they are behind the Nebraska Food Stamp Program. The Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law asked the county board to officially give its approval, after presenting information members said shows the value of the program.
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Foster care suit dismissed |
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Nebraska
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By SuperUser Account on
1/19/2007
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A class-action lawsuit alleging that the state Health and Human Services system endangered 6,000 Nebraska children in the foster-care system was dismissed Friday by a judge
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Congress Called on to Halt Immigration Raids |
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Nebraska
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By SuperUser Account on
1/5/2007
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A coalition of more than 60 labor, social justice, and immigrants rights organizations issued a statement Thursday calling for an immediate halt to community and workplace raids aimed at detaining and deporting undocumented immigrants.
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District Continues to Fail the Public on HIV-AIDS |
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District of Columbia
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By SuperUser Account on
1/4/2007
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The promises made by former mayor Anthony A. Williams more than a year ago to bolster the battle against HIV have not been realized. The HIV-AIDS epidemic in the District remains disturbing and depressing. The rate of infection remains 10 times the national rate. African American women make up 90 percent of all infected female residents, and many thousands of residents with HIV do not know their status.
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Housing fit for living |
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National Appleseed
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By SuperUser Account on
12/16/2006
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Alabama has many housing units in unfit condition. Often, poor tenants are at the mercy of landlords, who aren't required by state law to maintain their rental property in habitable condition, with working electrical, heating and plumbing systems and roofs that don't leak. The landlord-tenant bill proposed for Alabama would define the rights and responsibilities of both tenants and landlords.
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District's HIV Testing Found to Be Falling Short |
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District of Columbia
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By SuperUser Account on
12/16/2006
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A citywide HIV testing campaign, launched with bold pronouncements that brought the District national attention, has been hampered by poor planning and wasted resources in its first six months, according to a report released today by a public advocacy organization.
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