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Rookie Racing Star Tyler Reddick to Team Up with National Guard Youth Foundation as Spokesperson

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DAYTONA, Fla., Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Driver of the No. 19 Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) Ford F-150 Tyler Reddick has teamed up with the National Guard Youth Foundation as an official spokesperson to help raise awareness about the dropout epidemic and a proven program...

NSBA, New Regency, Penguin Books and the Filmmakers to Distribute 12 Years a Slave to Public High Schools

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is partnering with New Regency, Penguin Books, and the filmmakers to distribute copies of the acclaimed film, book, and study guide 12 Years a Slave to America's public high...

Dallas/Fort Worth Selected As Host Of Habitat For Humanity's 31st Annual Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project

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http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20050501/NYSU020LOGODALLAS, Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, Trinity Habitat for Humanity, the City of Dallas and the City of Fort Worth announced today that the 31st annual Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project will take place in North Texas the week of Oct. 5-11,...


Personhood USA: Colorado's Amendment 67 featured on CBS' "The Doctors"

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DENVER, Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Heather Surovik, sponsor of Colorado's Amendment 67, was featured on the Emmy award-winning daytime television program "The Doctors." The program will air today on CBS.  Invited to share her story with television viewers, Heather...

Pioneer Services helps teach military families to save

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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Saving money is the smart thing to do, but it's not always something families can easily do—they know they should save, but often aren't sure of how to do so. And it can be even harder for military families given their tight...

Migrant worker advocates request IACHR hearing into the violation of TFW labour rights

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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Migrant workers rights organizations have presented a request for a Thematic Hearing at the 150 regular session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). The hearing is being called to highlight the responsibility of states...

Organizaciones internacionales solicitan audiencia ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos sobre la responsabilidad de los Estados de origen en la violación de los derechos laborales de los migrantes

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CIUDAD DE MEXICO, 21 de febrero de 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Organizaciones de defensa de los derechos de las personas migrantes presentaron este mes de febrero una solicitud de audiencia temática en el 150º periodo ordinario de sesiones de la Comisión Interamericana de...

Chained CPI Must Be Off the Table in Further Budget Talks, Union President Says

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http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20131120/MM21150LOGOWASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Obama administration made the right decision in withdrawing a budget proposal that would cut cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security recipients, veterans and federal retirees, but it's making a grave mistake by keeping the...



Stefani Saintonge Named as Winner of ESSENCE's Black Women in Hollywood Short Film Contest

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NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ESSENCE, the #1 media brand for African-American women, has named Stefani Saintonge as the winner of its first The Essence Black Women in Hollywood Short Film Contest: Spotlight On Our Journeys, it was announced today. An ESSENCE first,...

AirSpace Minnesota Announces Go Boldly Challenge to Honor Minnesotans Who Dare to Dream

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MANKATO, Minn., Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AirSpace Minnesota today announced the Go Boldly Challenge at the Minnesota Science Teachers Association Conference on Science Education in Mankato, Minn. Created to celebrate Minnesota's remarkable contributions to technology innovation...

Marian Wright Edelman to be Inducted into South Carolina Hall of Fame

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children's Defense Fund, will be inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame for her outstanding contributions to the state's heritage and progress on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 10:30...

What Can Business Leaders Learn from Pope Francis' Leadership Style?

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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pope Francis has been attracting worldwide attention with his unique approach to his office and his soaring approval ratings among the Catholic faithful and the public at large. Best-selling author Chris Lowney says America's...

Isis Pharmaceuticals Reports Interim Results from ISIS-SMN Rx Phase 2 Study in Infants with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

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http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20130807/LA60006LOGOCARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) today provided an update on its ongoing open label, multiple dose Phase 2 study of ISIS-SMNRx in infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).  To date, all four infants in the 6 mg cohort have...


CAIR Seeks Withdrawal of Va. State Accreditation for Anti-Muslim Training

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on Virginia's Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to withdraw its accreditation for a three-day training program on "Jihadi Networks in America" that will be...

Hayward Baker - sponsors event benefiting the Gulf Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America.

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TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Local Sinkhole Repair Experts, Hayward Baker, Inc. cordially invites donors, sponsors and supporters of the Gulf Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America to the 2014 Distinguished Citizen Award Luncheon.  The Distinguished Citizen Award...

FRC Commends Arizona Legislature for Approving Religious Freedom Legislation

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http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20080930/FRCLOGOWASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday, the Arizona legislature approved S.B. 1062, a bill that strengthens Arizona's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).  Family Research Council (FRC) has long supported state RFRAs, which have been enacted in 18 states...


St. Anthony Foundation Serves 40 Millionth Meal

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http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20140221/DC69863SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the last seven decades, St. Anthony's has helped millions of low-income people build better lives, making sure there is always a place at the table for the poor in San Francisco.  Today, St. Anthony's reached an...


Top AARP Vice President for Asian American Outreach Comes to Philadelphia

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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recently, AARP Pennsylvania was joined by Daphne Kwok, AARP Vice President of Multicultural Markets and Engagements for a special roundtable meeting to foster discussion of issues related to the AAPI's 50+ population. AARP...

AJC Praises Japan Government's Vow to Investigate Vandalism of Anne Frank's Diary

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http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20100816/AJCLOGONEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC praised the Japanese government's response to the vandalism of hundreds of copies of Anne Frank's diary in Tokyo public libraries. For decades, the Holocaust-era book has been extremely popular and widely read in Japan. "This...


CAIR: Virginia Agency Pulls Accreditation for Anti-Muslim Training

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded a decision by a Virginia state agency to withdraw accreditation for a training program by John...
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