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Posted Wednesday, November 4th 2015 at 5:40PM
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Please enjoy this week's Weekly Address by President Obama.
President Obama will be visiting Newark, New Jersey to discuss prisoners reentering communities after serving time.
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Posted Saturday, October 31st 2015 at 5:17PM
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LOPnewsmag Featuring Pres. Obama on Land & Environment, HHS on OPEN ENROLLMENT, USDE Releases Guidelines, Dem. Minority Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer on Voting Rights Act and much more inside
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Posted Saturday, October 31st 2015 at 3:31PM
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Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
Democrats and voting rights supporters more generally aren't letting up on Alabama's decision to close 31 driver's license offices shortly after putting a voter ID law into effect. On Monday, Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell re ...
Posted Friday, October 30th 2015 at 2:25PM
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Learn from this Mentor how to find Happiness. Mr. Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Airlines, shares his top 10 quotes on Happiness. Please visit: http://virg.in/qoh and discover these tips and let me know what your favorite tip is and why.
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Posted Friday, October 30th 2015 at 1:43PM
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to Announce New Investments in Renewable Fuels Infrastructure
Florida to Receive $16 Million Grant Through USDA’s Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership
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Posted Wednesday, October 28th 2015 at 11:09AM
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We urgently need the help of NAMI Metro Baltimore's members and advocates. ABC-TV is planning to re-broadcast this Wednesday evening the offensive, stigmatizing Halloween episode of Modern Family ("AwesomeLand") that mock ...
Posted Tuesday, October 27th 2015 at 3:38PM
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The U.S. Department of Education released a report today that shows Race to the Top—Early Learning Challenge states are rapidly improving the quality of early learning programs while enrolling more children, especially from low- and moderate income f ...
Posted Tuesday, October 27th 2015 at 2:06PM
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LOPnewsmag featuring President Obama's Statement on Criminal Justice Reform, FLOTUS on International Girl Day, HHS Grant Award News, USDE Releases Resource Guide on DACA, SAMHSA Behavioral Health news, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlin ...
Posted Friday, October 23rd 2015 at 8:53PM
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Dear Stakeholder,
In an effort to ensure that all students have access to a world-class education that prepares them for college and careers, the U.S. Department of Education(http://www.ed.gov/) released a Resource Guide (http://www2.ed.gov ...
Posted Wednesday, October 21st 2015 at 11:22AM
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First Lady Michelle Obama announces a new Reach Higher initiative, “Better Make Room,” at the White House on October 19, 2015.
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Posted Wednesday, October 21st 2015 at 9:57AM
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Businesses: TPP accomplishes central goal; Watch the video, listen, and learn more from the Business Roundtable. Keep the conversations going and urge your Congressperson to support the TPP.
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Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2015 at 11:09AM
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In this week's address, the President highlighted the problems in our criminal justice system. Our country faces a vicious cycle of poverty, criminality, and incarceration that traps too many Americans and weakens too many communities. There are ...
Posted Saturday, October 17th 2015 at 8:32PM
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Pres. Obama on the merits of TPP, HH&S and the USDE Award Grants, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on the Mayors' Conference, Dads Took Their Child To School last month (Smile), and Rep. Keith Ellison on Same-Day Voter ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2015 at 9:36PM
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David Johns, executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, will deliver a lecture Wednesday at the University of Michigan, examining the challenges and opportunities facing ...
Posted Wednesday, October 14th 2015 at 6:48AM
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Follow this American cherry as it travels to market in other countries to see why America’s trade policy needs the Trans-Pacific Partnership!
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Posted Monday, October 12th 2015 at 3:22PM
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Pres. Obama urges Congress to Pass Serious Budget, (What) HHS Learned From Ebola, USDE on Hispanic Heritage Month, Congressman Maxine Waters on Voting Rights Law and so much more inside ... Share, Share, Share, and post on your ...
Posted Friday, October 9th 2015 at 9:48PM
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Posted Tuesday, October 6th 2015 at 1:04PM
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HOT OFF THE PRESS! Pres. Obama remarks on Prescription Drugs Take-Back Day, HHS Grant Awards, USDE Invest in Teachers, Not Prisons, October is Domestic Violence Month, R.I.P. Julian Bond. Read, learn, enjoy and spread the information far and wide: ...
Posted Friday, October 2nd 2015 at 5:39PM
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In this week's address, on “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day,” the President spoke about the importance of preventing and treating substance use disorders. Overdoses from prescription pain medications kill thousands of Americans every ye ...
Posted Monday, September 28th 2015 at 8:59AM
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Following is the English translation of Pope Francis’ homily during Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Saturday morning. His homily, delivered in Spanish, was prepared for delivery and released by the Vatican:
This mornin ...
Posted Sunday, September 27th 2015 at 9:11AM
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Pope Francis kissed the forehead of a boy with cerebral palsy after landing in Philadelphia on Saturday morning, coaxing a small smile from the severely disabled 10-year-old.
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Posted Saturday, September 26th 2015 at 4:55PM
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NEW YORK (AP) — Pope Francis declared Friday that there is a "right of the environment" and that mankind has no authority to abuse it, telling more than 100 world leaders and diplomats at the United Nations that urgent action is needed to halt the ...
Posted Friday, September 25th 2015 at 11:42AM
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Pope Francis plunged into the melting pot of New York after reminding the country of its immigrant origins in the first papal speech before Congress on Thursday. Over an intense 40 hours that started with an evening prayer service ...
Posted Friday, September 25th 2015 at 3:31AM
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Standing before Congress, Pope Francis issued a ringing call to action on behalf of immigrants Thursday, urging lawmakers to embrace "the stranger in our midst" as he became the first pontiff in history to address a joint meeting o ...
Posted Thursday, September 24th 2015 at 11:35AM
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