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Push to register felons to vote could aid Obama
by DIONNE WALKER and MIKE BAKER Undaunted by the heat, James Bailey spent his late-summer afternoons walking Virginia’s bleakest neighborhoods on the hunt for ex-cons each a potential voter who might cast the decisive ballot in this hotly contested state. Finding them isn’t the hard…
Author: The Associated Press State & Local Wire
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Speak Up for Health Coverage for Kids in the U.S.: Join the National Voice for Children
I’m visiting Atlantic’s programmes in Viet Nam right now, and a few days ago a provincial health official proudly told a group of us that the Government recently made health care free for all of the nine million Vietnamese children under the age of six.…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Atlantic Mourns the Death of Michael Ratner, a Fearless Advocate for Justice
The Atlantic Philanthropies mourns the loss of Michael Ratner. For over a decade, we have funded work led by Michael that has enabled the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) to secure justice for victims of human rights and civil liberties abuses. His fearless leadership and tireless commitment…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Spying uncovered: Documents show state police monitored peace and anti-death penalty groups
Original Source By Nick Madigan, Sun Reporter Undercover Maryland State Police officers repeatedly spied on peace activists and anti-death penalty groups in recent years and entered the names of some in a law-enforcement database of people thought to be terrorists or drug traffickers, newly released…
Author: Baltimore Sun
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Fritz Schwarz to Head The Atlantic Philanthropies Board; Two New Board Members Named
New York, July 3, 2008 The Board of Directors of The Atlantic Philanthropies has elected Frederick Fritz A. O. Schwarz, Jr., as chairman and appointed two new board members. The two new board members are Cecilia Munoz, Vice President of the National Council of LaRaza,…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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SOUTH AFRICA: Lives lost as state coffers run dry
BLOEMFONTEIN, 25 February 2009 (PlusNews) – Last week, regulars at the HIV treatment clinic at Pelonomi hospital, in Bloemfontein, capital of South Africa’s Free State Province, would have told you that the clinic has never been this quiet. Ever since the provincial government stopped initiating…
Author: Plus News