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Where To Order Red Sox Charity License Plates
The Red Sox Foundation is offering a new Red Sox charity license plate for Connecticut residents. This new Red Sox charity license plate will raise funds for academic scholarship programs in Connecticut. Order form for CT drivers is now available to... -
When It Comes To Celebrating Marriage Equality, No Two Weddings Are The Same
Special to CTgetsMarried.com“I now pronounce you husband and wife” is no longer the only phrase that can legally issue couples into wedded life in Connecticut. The words can now be “husband and husband” or “wife and wife.” Although those three...Tags: Long Island Sound, Weddings, Marriage, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Gays and Lesbians
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Reducing drop-out rate is challenge for MPS
Muskogee Phoenix, Okla.Muskogee Public Schools saw one in 18 of its high school students drop out last year, according to State Department of Education statistics. There are numerous reasons for high school students to drop out -- underperforming, lack of interest, personal...Tags: Bonds, Economy, Business and Finance, Poverty, Students, Finance
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Caps & Gowns: Student excels academically despite frequent moves
The Leader-TelegramKassandra Molina doesn't know what it's like to have the same group of friends throughout her school-age years. Far from it. Molina, 17, was born in Hayward and is spending her senior year attending North High School. In between, she and her family...Tags: Chile, University of Miami, Family, Homelessness
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Conflict-ridden session could lead to more Nixon vetoes
St. Louis Post-DispatchGov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, likes to portray his relationship with the Republican-dominated Legislature as one where they work toward common goals. But Friday's conclusion of the Legislature's four-and-a-half month session magnified their differences...Tags: Barack Obama, Lobbying, Culture, United Nations, Abortion
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Social services organizations faced with continued funding cuts
The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M.Farmington's social services organizations could face increasingly difficult times as the economy continues to stagnate. Faced with pending cuts to state and federal funding, the agencies -- the ones that shelter the homeless, care for abused children...Tags: Local Government, Mental Health, Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance, Family
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Obenshain wins GOP attorney general nomination
RICHMOND – State Sen. Mark Obenshain beat out Del. Rob Bell for the Republican nomination for attorney general at the party convention Saturday. As of press time delegates were on their fourth vote to determine the GOP lieutenant governor nominee,...Tags: Barack Obama, Conservation, Planned Parenthood, Family, Abortion
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Greuel casts herself as an underdog; Garcetti shuns overconfidence
After remarks by Magic Johnson and Rep. Maxine Waters, it was Wendy Greuel’s turn to remind a few dozen black supporters at a South L.A. rally on Saturday that African Americans could swing the mayoral election her way on Tuesday. “They...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Family Planning, Maxine Waters, Wendy Greuel, Los Angeles Lakers
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Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti dash across L.A. to shore up support
After remarks by Magic Johnson and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, it was Wendy Greuel's turn to remind a few dozen black supporters at a South L.A. rally on Saturday that African Americans could swing the mayoral election Greuel's way on Tuesday. "They always...Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Planned Parenthood, Parties and Movements, Local Elections, Eric Garcetti
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Jackson wins GOP Lt. Gov. nomination, Obenshain gets A.G. nod
RICHMOND – Chesapeake-based minister E.W. Jackson won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor and state Sen. Mark Obenshain won the nomination for attorney general at the state party convention Saturday. Jackson won the nomination in the...Tags: Barack Obama, Planned Parenthood, Family, Abortion, Ken Cuccinelli
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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...
Tags: Barack Obama, High Blood Pressure, George W. Bush, Poverty, Health Insurance
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Charity's investment a prescription for profits for drug maker
Milwaukee Journal SentinelWhat happens when a disease-fighting charity dives into venture capitalism? In the first case of its kind, the results include one of the planet's most expensive pills, huge sales projections for a drug company and windfalls for executives who sold...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Science, Health Insurance, National Institutes of Health, Colleges and Universities
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