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Insight Property Group LLC Announces the Acquisition of Washington Vista Apartments
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Insight Property Group LLC announced today that it completed the acquisition of Washington Vista Apartments, in Rosslyn, VA. According to Michael Blum, Principal of Insight, "Vista is an extremely well located property within walking dist...

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STD Programs Facing Severe Cutbacks, Affecting Public Health Infrastructure
Economic Crisis Impacting Health Department Capacity to Address Rising STD Rates WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amid the mounting toll of budget cuts across the country, a new study from the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) shows just how much...

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AIPAC Received Classified US Trade Docs from Israeli Embassy — IRmep
WASHINGTON - A FBI file reveals the Israeli embassy passed stolen classified US government information to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In 1984 Israel and AIPAC jointly lobbied Congress to secure preferential Israeli access to the US market against widespread American

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The Pyramid Approach to Deepening Children's Learning Comes to the USA
WASHINGTON DC, November 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Cito USA, a subsidiary of Cito-The Netherlands, one of the world's largest and most respected testing and measurement companies, has brought the Pyramid Approach to the United States. Headqua...

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60 Votes: Democratic Caucus Must Move Forward With Promise of Quality, Affordable Health Care for All With a Public Insurance Option
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Now that a bill has been introduced in the Senate, USAction today called upon every member of the Democratic Caucus to vote to allow debate to begin so that the country can move closer to the promise of quality, affordable health care f...

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New Reid Bill Funds Abortion: Excludes Bipartisan Stupak-Pitts Amendment
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last night, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and the Senate Democrats introduced a new Senate version of health care reform that includes government funding for elective abortion. The "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act&qu...

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Government Accountability Office Concludes: Consumers Could Be Harmed by Interchange Regulation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Electronic Payments Coalition issued the following statement in response to today's release of a report on interchange fees from the Government Accountability Office: Today's GAO report concludes that consumers could be harme...

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Premera Blue Cross Recognizes 28 Clinics for Healthcare Quality
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash. - Premera Blue Cross announced today the 28 recipients of its 2009 Healthcare Quality Awards. The Quality Awards honor Washington medical practices for promoting healthcare quality and representing best practices in the delivery of high-quality care to patients.

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Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Radiology Director Responds to New Mammography Screening Recommendations
SEATTLE, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Constance Lehman, M.D., PhD, medical director of radiology and director of breast imaging, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; and professor and vice chair of radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine. The statement...

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Reckless Lendings' Fallout Continues as MBA Shows 1 In 7 Mortgages Past Due
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported today that a record number of loans--1 in 7--is delinquent, up from 1 in 10 a year ago. Today's numbers also show that 1 in 22 families in the U.S. is in the process of losing their home, up from ...

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Employer-Assisted Housing Forum Helps Bring Homeownership Within Reach
WASHINGTON, DC -- 11/19/09 -- While reduced home prices and lower mortgage rates have helped increase affordability, homeownership is still out of reach for a large portion of working individuals. To help make homeownership more affordable for work..

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AHIP Statement on the Release of Proposed Senate Legislation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), released the following statement today on the release of proposed Senate legislation: "The promise of health care reform is that it will provide al...

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Squire Sanders Launches 'Partnering for Worldwide Value' Initiative
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- As the global economic crisis continues to upend how law firms do business, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has responded by adapting and enhancing long-held firm practices to create a timely value proposition - Squire Sanders Partnering for Worldwide Va...

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$10 Million in Grants Aimed at Enrolling American Indian, Alaska Native Kids in Health Care to be Awarded
WASHINGTON - HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up to $10 million in grants to help reach American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children who qualify for, but are not yet enrolled, in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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Secretary Pulls Cover Off the Work of Government Medical Panel
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is to be commended for publicly stating the government panel opposing mammograms is "an outside independent panel of doctors and scientists who ... do not set federal policy...

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Consumer Watchdog to FDA: Mislabeled Food Products a Bad 'Choice' for Consumers
New Cranberry Skins Product Falsely Posing as Sweetened Dried Cranberries WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the National Consumers League (NCL) called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate misleading labeling involving a new ...

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Attorney General Holder Reveals Aggressive Gun Control In Response to Ft. Hood Terror Attack
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Before the Senate Judiciary Committee November 18th, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder revealed a stunningly broad and aggressive anti-gun agenda. "The President of the United States asked that politicians not

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Professional Healthcare Celebrates 30 Years of Providing High Quality Hospice Services to the Community
BALTIMORE - Professional Healthcare Resources, one of the largest home care agencies in Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia, is pleased to announce that its Baltimore, MD office is celebrating 30 years of providing high quality hospice services to patients in Baltimore City, Baltimore Count

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LCA Releases 5th National Report Card on Lung Cancer
Notes Some Improvements, But Passing Grades Still Lacking WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) released its annual National Report Card on Lung Cancer, an overall assessment of efforts to reduce lung cancer's mortal...

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Seven More Washington Communities Approve Verizon FiOS TV Franchise Transfers to Frontier Communications
STAMFORD, Conn. - Seven communities in the state of Washington have voted to approve the transfer of control of local TV franchises from Verizon Northwest to Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR). The approvals relate to a transaction between Frontier and Verizon Communications, announced

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AAHSA Statement on Senate Health Reform Bill
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) commends Senator Reid (D-Nev.) for his leadership on ensuring that the Community Living and Supportive Services (CLASS) Plan provisions are included in the Senate's health...

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Landrieu Joins Secretary Geithner and SBA Administrator Mills at Small Business Financing Forum
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today joined Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills, other policymakers, lenders, a...

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EDP Renewables Targets to Invest $4 Billion in American Wind Energy Generation Through 2012
Company executives credit U.S. commitment to a clean energy economy as key reason for private investment WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials from EDP and EDP Renewables, the world's second largest generator of wind energy in terms of market capi...

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Americans' Online Shopping Decisions Affected by Security Concerns, Poll Finds
National Cyber Security Alliance Finds that Security Questions Cause Online Retailers to Lose Sales WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- As Americans gear up for the holiday shopping season and Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the online holiday shopping season on Nove...

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Landrieu Comments on Updated SBA Disaster Response Plan
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair, Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today released the following statement in response to the Small Business Administration's release of an updated Disaster Response Plan, an...

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