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	<title>USDOJ: Justice Blog &#187; Tracy Russo</title>
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		<title>Department of Justice Prioritizes Improving Legal Representation for Indigent Defendants</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1822</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Access to Justice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Almost 50 years ago the Gideon v. Wainwright decision determined that the Constitution required defendants in criminal cases to be provided with legal counsel, even if they cannot afford an attorney.   Yet all across this country – the basic rights guaranteed under Gideon have yet to be fully realized.   Millions of Americans still struggle to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips to Avoid Being Scammed by Unscrupulous Practices in the Used Car Industry</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1817</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1817#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of Ken Jost, Deputy Director, Consumer Protection Branch, Civil Division
A man in Seattle purchased a pickup truck with 68,900 miles on the odometer.  One of the truck’s wheels fell off while his son was driving. A small business owner in Wyoming purchased a pickup truck with 101,000 miles showing on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Comprehensive Funding Approach to Public Safety in Tribal Communities</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1812</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of the Associate Attorney General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Justice Department announced the posting of the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), a comprehensive grant solicitation to support improvements to public safety, victim services and crime prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
More than $101.4 million is available through the 2012 CTAS.  This year, funding can be used to conduct comprehensive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Prevent Foreclosure</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1805</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1805#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Access to Justice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“If foreclosure mediation is such a good idea, why haven’t more jurisdictions taken up the mantle? What are barriers to implementation and program participation, and is the conventional wisdom that mediation takes a long time and is costly supported by the evidence?”
These were some of the critical questions posed last spring by Raphael Bostic, Assistant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Updated Definition of Rape</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1801</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1801#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of the Attorney General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office on Violence Against Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of Susan B. Carbon, Director of the Office on Violence Against Women.
In a victory for survivors of rape and their advocates, the Attorney General announced a newly revised definition of rape for nationwide data collection, ensuring that rape will be more accurately reported nationwide.
The change sends an important message to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the Serious Crime of Stalking</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1797</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1797#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office on Violence Against Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ The following post appears courtesy of Susan B. Carbon, Director of the Office on Violence Against Women
The Office on Violence Against Women proudly joins the President in recognizing January as National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM).  Stalking is described by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics  as, “a course of conduct directed at a specific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victims of Financial Fraud Deserve Justice</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1793</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1793#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Division]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of Tony West, the Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department&#8217;s Civil Division. 
Some crimes do not leave visible bruises or scars.  But they are no less painful.  I think about that every day when I hear how many hard-working, honest people have become victims of those who see the financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building on a Good Foundation: Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1788</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1788#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The following post appears courtesy of Susan B. Carbon, Director of the Office on Violence Against Women
Seventeen years after its original passage, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was introduced for reauthorization last month with the bipartisan leadership and support of Senator Patrick Leahy and Senator Mike Crapo. 
The act, the current authorization of which expired [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interdepartmental Tribal, Justice, Safety, and Wellness Session Held in New Mexico</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1786</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1786#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Office of Justice Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office on Violence Against Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tribal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over 300 tribal leaders, health and law enforcement professionals from across the country are meeting in Santa Ana Pueblo to begin the latest in a series of sessions to improve collaboration with tribal governments and policy leaders.   This national gathering, held in partnership with several other federal agencies, is an opportunity to converse face-to-face on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Record: Fraud Recoveries Top $5.6 Billion</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1782</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1782#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of the Deputy Attorney General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Deputy Attorney General James Cole joined Vice President Biden at a Cabinet meeting focused on meeting the President’s commitment to cut waste, combat fraud, and eliminate misspent dollars across the Federal government.
During the meeting, Deputy Attorney General Cole announced that the Department of Justice has recovered more than $5.6 billion in fraud proceeds in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World AIDS Day 2011</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1777</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1777#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Rights Division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office of the Attorney General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On this World AIDS Day, the Department of Justice reconfirms its leadership role in combating discrimination against people with HIV and AIDS. We  remain committed to realizing our mission under President Obama’s landmark National HIV/AIDS Strategy, to address the stigma and discrimination still experienced by those living with HIV/AIDS. 
People with HIV and AIDS are covered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Native Shield Initiative</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1774</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1774#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of the Associate Attorney General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The following post appears courtesy of the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana.
Earlier this month, U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Michael W. Cotter, announced the creation of a new initiative, the Native Shield Initiative, in partnership with tribal and county authorities in Montana. The initiative is designed to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recognizing the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1771</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1771#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office on Violence Against Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ The following post appears courtesy of Susan B. Carbon, Director, Office on Violence Against Women
On November 25th, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) proudly joins with our global partners who work tirelessly to end violence against women in observing the International Elimination of Violence Against Women Day.
On this day we are reminded of all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Message from the Attorney General  on the Defending Childhood Initiative</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1767</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1767#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defending Childhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office of the Attorney General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of Attorney General Eric Holder.
I am happy to tell you about an important upcoming event in the fight to prevent and reduce children’s exposure to violence in the United States.  Last month we established the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence, composed of leading experts from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Report: U.S. Homicide Rate Falls to Lowest Rate in Four Decades</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1765</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1765#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bureau of Justice Statistics (OJP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office of Justice Programs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced that in 2010 the U.S. homicide rate fell to 4.2 homicides per 100,000 residents, the lowest U.S. homicide rate in four decades.  
The new homicide statistics are part of a report by BJS: Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008, which details homicide patterns and trends in the United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transgender Day of Remembrance: Breaking the Cycle of Discrimination and Violence</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1761</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1761#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Rights Division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Relations Service]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, over 50 Department of Justice and federal government employees gathered at the department to observe the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to celebrate the courage and honor the memory of victims of anti-transgender discrimination and violence.  The keynote speaker was Diana Flynn, Chief of the Appellate Section of the Civil Rights Division, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tribal Community Prosecutors Receive Federal Cross-Commissioning</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1753</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1753#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tribal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Attorneys]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post is part a series highlighting the department&#8217;s work with tribes in honor of American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. For more information visit justice.gov/tribal.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona held a week-long course to train prosecutors from several of Arizona’s tribal governments so they may participate in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School-Level Interventions Reduce Dating Violence</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1749</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1749#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Institute of Justice (OJP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office of Justice Programs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post appears courtesy of Dr. John H. Laub, Director of the National Institute for Justice (NIJ).
Last week, the National Institute of Justice released new findings which suggest that school-level interventions can significantly reduce dating violence among middle school students.
The study focused on the effectiveness of dating violence and sexual harassment prevention programs in 30 New York [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting the Rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1746</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1746#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Rights Division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tribal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post is part a series highlighting the department&#8217;s work with tribes in honor of American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. For more information visit justice.gov/tribal.
The Civil Rights Division is responsible for enforcing federal laws that protect the rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives, including laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Standard for Effective Collaboration</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1743</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1743#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of the Attorney General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today Attorney General Holder traveled to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to join Prosecutor General Radhaméz Jiménez Peña in signing an important asset sharing agreement that marks the culmination of a major international fraud case.
This agreement, which relates to an estimated $37 million in criminal assets that are currently being recovered by U.S. and Dominican officials, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Department Honors Veterans</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1738</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1738#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of the Attorney General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday the Department of Justice held its Veteran’s Appreciation Ceremony to honor and pay tribute to Department Veterans and to observe the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. Attorney General Eric Holder hosted the event in the Great Hall with Director Robert S. Mueller III of the FBI, a Vietnam Veteran, as the keynote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1733</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1733#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of the Deputy Attorney General]]></category>
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This post is part a series highlighting the department&#8217;s work with tribes in honor of American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. For more information visit justice.gov/tribal.

This week the Department of Justice held a special event in the Great Hall commemorating National Native American Heritage Month. Each November, the department honors the cultural traditions, contributions and history [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Continuing Efforts to Prevent Youth Violence</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1729</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1729#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office of the Attorney General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of  Attorney General Eric Holder.
Throughout my career, I have seen the devastating effects of youth violence far too often.  As a prosecutor and a judge; as a U.S. Attorney, as Deputy Attorney General – and, above all, as the father of three teenage children – I’ve been determined to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney General Meets with Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1722</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Attorney General Eric Holder met with Tsvetan Tsvetanov, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria. They discussed law enforcement cooperation between the two countries in areas including organized crime, asset forfeiture and cybercrime.
During the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Tsvetanov presented Attorney General Holder with the highest Bulgarian law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney General Holder Meets with Iraqi Chief Justice</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1714</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday afternoon, Attorney General Eric Holder met with Iraq’s Chief Justice Medhat al Mahmood at the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Chief Justice and Attorney General reaffirmed their commitment to a continuing and strong relationship between their countries under the Strategic Framework Agreement.  The Chief Justice and the Attorney General also spoke about the strength and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AAG Perez Reminds Alabama School Districts Children Deserve Equal Access to Public Education</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1710</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the Justice Department issued a letter to Alabama school districts reminding them of their obligation under federal law that a state may  not deny a child equal access to public education based on his or her immigration status.  The department also requested information regarding enrollment practices to determine whether each school district is in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saturday, October 29th: National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1705</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups to hold a third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. This one-day event will make it convenient for the public to rid their homes of potentially dangerous prescription drugs.
On Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting the Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Who Keep Our Nation Safe</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1699</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary Janet Napolitano. 
Keeping our nation safe from evolving terrorist threats requires strong partnerships at all levels.  Nowhere are those partnerships more important than with our federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers who work on the frontlines every day to keep our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serving Victims of Domestic Violence Homicides</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1691</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office on Violence Against Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
 

 

The following post appears courtesy of Susan B. Carbon, Director of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW).
Understanding how we can better serve victims of domestic violence, including those of domestic violence homicides, was the theme of the Department of Justice’s National Domestic Violence Awareness Month program. 
Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole set the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting our Public Safety Goals</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/1686</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Russo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following post appears courtesy of Attorney General Eric Holder.
Across the country, law enforcement agencies and police departments of all sizes are struggling to confront once-in-a-century financial constraints.  In the face of growing demands and increasingly limited resources, many law enforcement executives have been forced to make difficult – and often painful – budgetary decisions, [...]]]></description>
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