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Medicines bill clause slammed
by Slindile Khanyile Durban Anyone in South Africa can oppose the registration of new medicines if they feel it would not be in the public interest or the country’s economic interest, or vulnerable groups would not have access to the drugs. This is a consequence…
Author: The Star (South Africa)
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Calls to helpline for elderly increase 27%
by OLIVIA KELLEHER A NATIONAL helpline for elderly people has experienced a marked increase in calls because families are apparently leaving older relatives at home while they go on their holidays. Calls to the Senior Helpline service are up 27 per cent from this time…
Author: Irish Times
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Fate of Illegals' Children, Possessions Complicated
by Keren Rivas For those living in the United States illegally, deportation does not only mean a trip back home. What happens to possessions? What becomes of their children? There are ways for people facing deportation to ensure that their children are taken care of…
Author: The Times News
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Self-deportation program launched in Chicago
By SOPHIA TAREEN, The Associated Press CHICAGO – Federal immigration officials in Chicago and four other cities Tuesday launched a self-deportation program for immigrants who have evaded federal deportation orders and want to turn themselves in. The offer, which immigrants and immigrant rights advocates have…
Author: Associated Press
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In Act 2 of Life, Doing Work That Matters
Original Source By Jane E. Brody Dr. Peter I. Pressman decided to retire in 2003 after 40 years as a New York breast cancer surgeon much admired by his patients for the time and skill he devoted to them and their families. He was 68,…
Author: The New York Times
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Immigrant arrests sever parents, children
Original Source Brothers Ismael, Luis and Edwin Valeriano are U.S. citizens, but their lives have been upended by the arrest of their father as part of an escalating crackdown on illegal immigrants. In March, the boys’ 38-year-old father, Ismael Valeriano, a single parent from Mexico…
Author: Associated Press State & Local Wire
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Looking at the Dropout Issue
Original Source By Jay Mathews Washington Post Staff Writer Some of the most troubling questions about schools, such as what causes dropouts, have few clear answers because there is so little research. And the reason that data is lacking, at least in part, is that…
Author: The Washington Post
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Philanthropy in a time of recession - will anything give?
ANALYSIS: Despite the economy’s darkening shadow, Irish people must keep tackling social inequities, writes Jackie Harrison OVER THE last few weeks, a number of people have asked me whether the current downturn in the economy will sound the death knell for philanthropy in Ireland, which…
Author: Irish Times
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One School Shows Prevention Requires More Than a Health Class
Inside the Arts and TechnologyAcademy in Northeast Washington, you’ll find an antidote to the spread of HIV and AIDS, along with ways to reduce teen pregnancy, curb substance abuse and quell violence. While students at the public charter elementary are learning basic skills, they are…
Author: Washington Post
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A Time to Serve
As the Constitutional Convention of 1787 came to a close, after three and a half months of deliberation, a lady asked Dr. Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” “A republic,” replied the Doctor, “if you can keep it.” –…
Author: Time Magazine