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		<title>Gold Medalist Mike Savicki Named Spokesperson for National Mobility Awareness Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ &#8211; Mike Savicki, a quadriplegic triathlete, has been named spokesperson for National Mobility Awareness Month, the new May celebration encouraging people with disabilities to live active, mobile lifestyles. The goal is to develop awareness for Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles as well as the many other transportation solutions that can improve the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteers of America Releases Report on Employment and Services for Veterans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report Finds High Employment Placement Rates but Low Employment Retention ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; With President Obama announcing plans for a new Veterans Job Corps, Volunteers of America has released a new report, drafted in partnership with Wilder Research, which analyzes the success of programs helping homeless veterans rebuild their lives and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama signs NDAA H.R. 1540 into Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA, PA \ December 31, 2011 \ DIVERSE NEWS &#8212; The President signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law today.  Admittingly, the president does not agree with everything in it. One thing that does not appear in this bill is ethnicity.  Although all 19 hijackers were Semites along with the Semitic terrorists killing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sears Near $16 Million Raised to Support Heroes at Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sears and Rebuilding Together reach milestones throughout 2011, ending the year with donation of Mini Cooper as latest support for Rebuilding Together WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; Rebuilding Together and Sears have raised nearly $16 million to help veteran homeowners and families in-need via a joint effort under Sears&#8217; Heroes at Home program that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11-Year Old Completes 18-Month Long Mission to Send Thank-You Cards to all U.S. Troops Overseas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona resident, Stephen Goodman, completes more than 180,000 cards to be sent to U.S. troops ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ &#8211; After nearly two years of devotion to writing messages of thanks and creating hand-decorated cards, 11-year-old Stephen Goodman from Surprise, Ariz. has exceeded his amazing goal of making 180,000 personalized thank-you cards for every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viet Nam Veteran Gives Back to Wounded Warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Semper Cool&#8221; is sweeping the Nation and Giving Needed Support to Those Wounded in War BARDONIA, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ &#8212; Barry Fixler, Marine Veteran from Viet Nam, touches the lives of returning wounded warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan through his Million Dollar Challenge/Semper Cool Campaign. All of the royalties from Semper Cool, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PA&#8217;s Governor Corbett and First Lady Susan Honor Nine Women as Pennsylvania&#8217;s Distinguished Daughters</title>
		<link>http://www.diversenews.com/2011/10/19/pas-governor-corbett-and-first-lady-honor-nine-women-as-pennsylvanias-distinguished-daughters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 19, 2011  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; Governor Tom Corbett and First Lady Susan Corbett today recognized nine outstanding women as this year&#8217;s Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania. The women were honored at a luncheon at the Governor&#8217;s Residence in Harrisburg where they were presented with medals and citations for their achievements. &#8220;As a lifelong Pennsylvanian, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCOA Named Top Nonprofit For Seniors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; The National Council on Aging (NCOA) has been named one of the top nonprofit leaders in the field of aging by Philanthropedia, a nonprofit that tries to help donors give more strategically. Data was compiled via a survey of 88 national leaders in aging. Philanthropedia seeks to improve nonprofit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Awards $5 Million in Scholarships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ &#8212; On September 13th, at its 2011 Scholarship Announcement Ceremony and Reception, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation will recognize more than 1,600 scholarship recipients and their Marine families – who are being awarded nearly $5 million for their higher education from the Foundation for this academic year. The ceremony, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If the 9/11 Hijackers were European&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: This was sent to me anonymously &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; PHILADELPHIA, PA \ September 11. 2011 &#8211;&#8221;Image how the mainstream media would have reported the aftermath of that terrible day, 10 years ago. If you remember, al Qaeda or their leader, bin Laden, had called it, the attack against, &#8220;the white devils&#8221;. You cannot find the [...]]]></description>
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