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U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 2 (Popularity:  )
Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
SUNDAY, MARCH 2: SCHOOL BREAKFAST
Profile America -- Sunday, March 2nd. It's been known for many years that children learn better if they aren't hungry. That's the guiding principle behind National School Breakfast Week, which starts tomorrow. Many nutritional experts believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, coming as it does 12 hours or ...
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ED in '08 to the Candidates Campaigning in The Buckeye State: Tell Americans How Their Kids Will Compete For Future Jobs (Popularity: )
Officials from ED in '08 will be available in the Spin Room at the February 26th Democratic Presidential Debate at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio to discuss the role that the economy and education are playing during the 2008 election cycle. ED in '08 is a national campaign that calls on all the presidential candidates to propose plans to ensure that American students will graduate from high school with ...
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LEGO Systems Unveils New Products to Inspire Creativity at the 2008 American International Toy Fair (Popularity: )
The LEGO Group, the world's leading construction toy company, continues its legacy of inspiring and developing the builders of tomorrow by unveiling 135 new products for builders of all ages at the annual American International Toy Fair in New York City. The 2008 line is one of many ways the company will commemorate a year of milestones, including the 50th anniversary of the original LEGO(R) brick, the 30th anniversary of ...
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Hyperion to Publish New Book by Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman (Popularity: )
Hyperion announces plans to publish Marian Wright Edelman's THE SEA IS SO WIDE AND MY BOAT IS SO SMALL, a series of letters to her grandchildren, our leaders, women around the world and to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. among others. Edelman is the founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund and the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to ...
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National Organization Launches Mission to Fund College Educations for the Children of Fallen Veterans (Popularity: )
The No Greater Sacrifice (NGS) Foundation launches Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at a headline event in Washington, DC. The mission of NGS is to fund college educations for the children of fallen military veterans from all branches of service.
"NGS is like a rapid funding strike force," says NGS founder & chairman Kirk T. Rostron. "We serve to fund existing charities such as the Navy SEAL Warrior Fund, the Marine ...
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NECA, IBEW Sponsor Teen Driver's Run at NASCAR History (Popularity: )
The National Labor Management Cooperation Committee (NLMCC), a joint entity of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), announced that it has signed on as sole sponsor of 19-year-old racing phenom Alli Owens, powering her quest to become the first woman to successfully climb the ladder in stock car auto racing. The sponsorship will run through the 2008 racing season featuring Alli in ...
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First in Nation: notMYkid Educational Center Is Now a Reality Thanks to a Partnership Between Chrysler, Barrett-Jackson and notMYkid (Popularity: )
"Without notMYkid, I wouldn't be here today," says James, a ClearChoices speaker. "I was addicted to meth, my parents didn't know, as long as I was at dinner each night... they thought everything was ok. notMYkid lets me share my story with kids today and prevent them from going through what I went through."
notMYkid is thrilled that a partnership between Chrysler LLC and Barrett- Jackson will allow notMYkid to ...
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Siemens Showcases Its Most Comprehensive and Advanced Breast Care Portfolio (Popularity: )
Siemens Medical Solutions () introduces the latest innovations to its breast care portfolio, designed to help detect, diagnose and treat breast cancer earlier, faster, and with greater precision, at the 93rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) from Nov. 25 to 30 at McCormick Place (Booth #7713, Hall B). As the world's first full-service diagnostics company, Siemens is showcasing its unique capabilities to ...
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HHS Secretary to Visit Toys'R'Us to Discuss Import Safety, Preview Trip to China (Popularity: )
The busy holiday shopping season is underway and many Americans may have questions about the safety of food and products they buy -- many of which are imported. With this in mind, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt will visit a Los Angeles Toys"R"Us store on Tuesday to talk about import safety and ways to better protect consumers.
Secretary Leavitt recently presented President Bush with an Action Plan developed ...
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Chrysler LLC, BEST Academy and KaBOOM! Join together to Build a New Playground (Popularity: )
Students at the Business, Entrepreneurship, Science & Technology (BEST) Academy, a charter school in Highland Park, Mich., now have a new place to swing, slide and play, courtesy of Chrysler LLC employees, Highland Park residents and the nonprofit organization KaBOOM!
Today, led by Chrysler Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli -- with a hammer in one hand and a wrench in the other -- more than 250 volunteers built a state- ...
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