CENTER CITY, Minn., Feb. 23 / V-Newswire/ — Former U.S. Congressman Jim Ramstad of Minnesota has joined Hazelden as a senior policy adviser.
Ramstad, who served in Congress from 1991 until last year, will assist Hazelden on federal legislative and policy issues related to addiction, treatment, and recovery. He will focus on health care reform and [...]

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The CENTRIC Special Coincides With President’s Day and Chronicles Barack Obama’s Early Years Before His Historic Rise As Our Nation’s Leader
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 / V-Newswire/ — CENTRIC brings its viewers the provocative and informative documentary, BECOMING BARACK slated to premiere on President’s Day, Monday, February 15 at 8:00 P.M.* The CENTRIC special offers [...]

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Companies will be able to track, measure and confirm what employees know and what they still need to learn.
ST. JOHN’S, Feb. 10 / V-Newswire/ – To address widespread concern over H1N1’s potentially devastating effect on business if high numbers of employees become sick.  A free new e-learning resource is being released to help companies prepare [...]

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24 Agencies Open Dialog, Seeking Public Participation on Open Government
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 / V-Newswire/ — As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to a more open, transparent, and accountable government, 24 federal agencies have launched online dialogs with the public. From now throughMar. 19, agencies will be seeking feedback from the public on their open government plans [...]

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Richard Riley and David Wilkins to serve as Co-Chairs
COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 26 / V-Newswire/ — The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) and the University of South Carolina will co-host a forum the evening of Thursday, January 28, 2010, to discuss the important role global engagement plays in South Carolina’s prosperity and security.  Former Governor and [...]

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South Korea Making Major Nuclear Power Plant Push in Middle East
New York, NY Jan. 19 / V-Newswire/ — South Korea and its corporations are making major inroads in the Middle East to build nuclear power plants in the region.
The country and Daewoo have reportedly signed a deal with Jordan to build an atomic research reactor for [...]

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Push By 30 Faith-Based Investors Aims at Many Leading Opponents of Health Care Reform; Pay for Executives Seen As Possible Factor Fueling Out-of-Control Health Care Costs and Shrinking Coverage.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 / V-Newswire/ — In an unprecedented move by faith-based institutional shareholders, at least 21 U.S.-based health industry companies, including Aetna, AIG, Eli Lilly [...]

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U.S. and European Cities Present Joint Appeal on Climate Protection Urging COP 15 to Recognize Cities
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30/ V-Newswire/ — Representing mayors in the United States, U.S. Conference of Mayors Vice President Burnsville (MN) Mayor Elizabeth Kautz joined with mayors of the largest cities in Europe to present a mutual appeal to the international community [...]

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Lynne Torgerson is the first candidate to file in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. She plans to defeat incumbent Congressman Keith Ellison
Minneapolis, MN, Nov. 30 / V-Newswire/ – Lynne Torgerson, a long time Minneapolis resident and attorney announced today her candidacy for the Minnesota 5th Congressional District. The 5th Congressional District is [...]

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Funds go to projects in Bothell, Walla Walla, Tri-Cities and Snohomish County
OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 26 / V-Newswire/ — The Washington State Department of Commerce announced $1.5 million in grants to Innovation Partnership Zones (IPZs) in Bothell, Walla Walla, Tri-Cities and Snohomish County.
The IPZ program is an economic development model that encourages [...]

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