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All ages pitch in to help the poor in Haiti
Forum Publishing GroupWhat do young "Indian princesses" in Coconut Creek have in common with seniors in Sunrise? Both groups are doing what they can to relieve suffering in Haiti. About 30 members of the Coconut Creek and Parkland based Indian Princess Seminole Nation chapter...Tags: Broward County, The Seminole Tribe, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Coconut Creek, Clubs and Associations
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Man Writes A Prayer For Humanity To End Extreme Poverty
Life feels like we're perched on some kind of weird bubble. Prices (and tempers) are high. Public discourse has descended to name-calling. Drivers seem to be more aggressive. This kind of thing happens when it looks like resources are shrinking. The...Tags: Religious Leaders, United Nations, Cornwall, Belief and Faith
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Campaign aims to get kids, adults health insurance
An annual back-to-school campaign aimed at enrolling children in low-cost government insurance added a new goal this year: getting their parents and other adults signed up, too. Indiana Health Commissioner Judy Monroe, state schools superintendent...Tags: Health Treatments, Family, Indiana Hoosiers, Private Health Care, Government Health Care
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Global poverty programs need better coordination
ISSUE: Food sent to help Haiti sits in ports and warehouses. Food shipped to Haiti to fill empty stomachs is of no use if it sits at a port or warehouse for months at a time before being distributed. But that's exactly what's happening with items...Tags: Society, Bill Nelson, United Nations, Famines, Laws
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To turn around our national housing disaster, we must start at the top
A real mess. There's no other way to describe national housing policy in America today. There's the massive subprime crisis — caused in no small part by lackadaisical federal regulation. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — mainstays of the...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, The White House, Freddie Mac, Rentals
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Anti-apartheid icon celebrates 90th
Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday surrounded by grandchildren and other relatives in the rural southeastern village he calls home. Yet the man who has become an icon for peace remained keenly troubled by the demoralizing poverty still...Tags: National Government, Government
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Kidnapper Sentenced; Scooters Unwelcome In Hartford Garages
A West Hartford man is sentenced for kidnapping, assaulting and hiding a Bloomfield teenager. Marchers protest Hartford school district layoffs. Here are some of the stories covered by Courant reporters in Greater Hartford in the past week:...Tags: Punishment, Government Health Care, Kidnapping, Private Health Care, Prosecution
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Nassau unveils plan to end homelessness in 10 years
michael.amon@newsday.comNassau County unveiled a plan yesterday to end homelessness in the next 10 years, calling for more rental housing, better services for the mentally ill and veterans and comprehensive tracking of local poverty. "Nassau County is not just made up of...Tags: Rooms and Sublets, Emergency Planning, Rentals, Veterans Affairs, Homelessness
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Oil prices threaten Latin America's economic gains
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAre exploding oil prices about to burn Latin America? With the largest petroleum reserves outside the Middle East, the region has been on a roll in recent years. Record exports of crude and grain fueled economic growth not seen since the 1970s. The...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Religious Education, Inflation and Deflation, Roman Catholic, Illegal Immigrants
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Corzine signs affordable housing overhaul
Associated Press WriterGov. Jon S. Corzine closed an affordable housing law loophole that has troubled advocates for the poor for more than two decades when he signed a revamped housing law on Thursday. Under the law, suburban towns will no longer be able to pay cities to...Tags: Roman Catholic, Court Administration, Local Authority, Christianity, Personal Income
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