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    Ask Congress to Support the Youth PROMISE Act to Reduce Youth Violence

    On Friday, February 13, 2009, Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) and Congressman Mike Castle (R-DE-AL) re-introduced the Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunity Mentoring, Intervention, Support a...

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    Ask Your Congressperson to Support the DREAM Act!

    Each year, about 65,000 U.S.-raised students who would qualify for the DREAM Act graduate from high school. These include honor roll students, star athletes, talented artists, homecoming queens, an...

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    Gloria Killian for the National Prison Reform Committee

    Senator Jim Webb of Virginia has proposed a National Commission to study the American Criminal Justice System and correct its flaws. As originally proposed the Commission  membership did ...

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    Stand Up, BE COUNTED, in your support to end extreme poverty

    Be Counted and be a part of the Guinness World Record. Join millions of others in calling on world leaders to honor their commitments to end extreme poverty by 2015 and achieve the Millennium Devel...

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    America's Food Banks Are Facing A Shortage - Please Donate And Volunteer!

    Over the holiday season, food banks across across the United States reported shortages of food donations for hungry families. As the winter months continue, let us fight with the kind and generous ...

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    Reform Social Security Disability SSDI and SSI Determination Processes

    Please Tell your Senators and Congressional Leaders, etc. that the time is now! America's Forgotten need to be remembered and assisted. Why must we needlessly suffer in abject poverty, unable to ge...

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    Fight against anti-immigration laws and bigotry against immigrants.

    This country was made by slaves and immigrants.  We ended slavery, but now we've got to stop the hate against immigrants.  They are important, and a lot of us have ancestors who were immi...

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    I demand that the congress and the President enact a $10 an hour minimum wage into law.

    After you sign this petition then sign these petitions. http://bit.ly/single_payer  http://bit.ly/EFCA  http://bit.ly/norm_coleman_concede  http://bit.ly/women_freedom_of_choice_...

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    join a campaign to fight poverty in 2009.

    Poverty in America is a moral and social crisis that threatens the health and well-being of our country. It's time to renew our commitment to action on behalf of the poor and vulnerable. ...

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    FREE Margaret Moore W-17388

    Margaret is 50 years old and has been incarcerated for nearly 30 years for her part in the death of her abusive husband. During the marriage to her abuser, Margaret suffered some of the most horrif...

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