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DHS: TPS Decision on Haiti Is Reckless and Overbroad (Popularity:  )
http://www.fairus.org
Friday's announcement by the Obama administration of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals sends the wrong message, is arbitrary, chaotic, political and is likely to touch off a mass exodus from that country, warns the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). While conditions in the country make it impossible for Haitian nationals to return home at this time, granting TPS in this manner is an irresponsible and unnecessary step ...
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Minnesota Voters in 2008 Approve $5.5 Billion to Protect Land and Water; National Total Nov. 4 Exceeds $7.3 Billion (Popularity: )
http://www.tpl.org
Yesterday Minnesota voters approved the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, the largest conservation ballot measure in history, according to The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national conservation organization. At more than $5.5 billion dollars for land and water conservation, the winning measure nearly doubles the previous largest conservation ballot measure, New Jersey's Constitutional Amendment in 1998, which dedicated $2.94 billion in sales tax to the Garden State Preservation ...
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UNICEF Urgently Appeals for Aid to Haiti Following Devastating Earthquake (Popularity: )
http://www.unicefusa.org
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is urgently appealing for emergency assistance to aid the victims of a devastating earthquake that rocked the Caribbean nation of Haiti early today.The quake, which registered 7.0 on the Richter scale, triggered a tsunami warning for neighboring countries situated in the Caribbean Sea.The earthquake was centered about 14 miles west of the capital city, Port-au-Prince and early news stories report of wide spread devastation. Funds ...
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Building Governing Skills Pays Big Dividends for Nonprofits in Turbulent Times, Expert Says in Newest Book (Popularity: )
http://www.dougeadie.com
In his latest book, nonprofit expert Doug Eadie argues that many of the nation's estimated 10 million nonprofit board members fall short of their leadership potential because they are consigned to a passive, review-and-approve role, participating only at a surface level in decision making about the high-stakes issues facing their organizations. A volunteer Governing Board sits at the top of each of the country's estimated 1.5 million nonprofit organizations (NPOs). ...
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Amnesty International Urges New Administration to 'Close Guantanamo and Open the Door to Truth' (Popularity: )
http://www.amnestyusa.org
Today, Amnesty International released a recommended timeline for investigating the U.S. government's violations of domestic and international law in its counterterrorism actions. The human rights organization urges that there must be a thorough investigation of the abuses committed in the war on terror through an independent commission. Amnesty International's recommendations provide a timeline and conditions necessary to best attain truth and accountability."Closing Guantanamo, as President-elect Obama has pledged, is just ...
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Wal-Mart Donates $2.5 Million to Support Relief Efforts in Response to Hurricanes Ike and Gustav (Popularity: )
http://walmartstores.com
Responding to the hurricanes that have swept through Louisiana and Texas, Wal-Mart announces today a $2.5 million commitment to assist with relief efforts. The retailer's commitment -- a combination of both cash and merchandise donations -- will provide much needed support to those affected by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav. In addition to continuing product donations, such as water, food, and hygiene products, the contribution announced today will support longtime Wal-Mart ...
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CAIR: Bush 'Abandoned' Americans in Gaza (Popularity: )
A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group said today that President Bush has "abandoned" the more than 150 American citizens and their family members seeking evacuation from the Gaza Strip.The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said it is not known if any American citizens are among the more than 1300 dead, including hundreds of women and children, and more than 5000 injured by Israeli attacks. Americans with ...
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Easter Seals Launches Nationwide Program for U.S. Service Members and Veterans Deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan with Traumatic Brain Injury (Popularity: )
http://www.easterseals.com
Easter Seals, with funding from the Ludy Family Foundation and W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is launching a new nationwide program to help returning veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) through Posit Science(R) Brain Fitness Program -- an in-home, computer-based cognitive training program -- and by providing participants and their families with other essential Easter Seals services and supports. Signature Wound, Significant Needs Traumatic Brain Injury has become the signature wound of ...
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Important Message for 2008 Universal Children's Day (Popularity: )
http://www.unicefusa.org
Calling the daily preventable deaths of 25,000 children worldwide 'profoundly shameful and unnecessary', the U.S. Fund for UNICEF today marked Universal Children's Day by launching "Believe in Zero", a campaign that encourages policy makers and the general public to reduce daily child deaths from 25,000 to zero. "These children are not dying from incurable diseases or causes. These children are dying from diarrhea, pneumonia, measles and malaria---things that cost pennies ...
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More Than 500,000 Americans Served in Hurricane Katrina's Aftermath (Popularity: )
http://www.nationalservice.gov
More than half a million Americans have journeyed to the Gulf Coast in the past year to volunteer in hurricane relief and recovery efforts, according to the Corporation for National and Community Service. The figures compiled by the agency also reveal that tens of millions more people, while not traveling to the Gulf region, supported relief efforts in a variety of ways. "The volunteer response has been one of the ...
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