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Nov 16, 2011

by Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes Defense Media Activity ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Rescue: to free from confinement, danger or evil. - Merriam-Webster Dictionary Ten years ago when former Senior Airman David Sharpe adopted a pit bull puppy from a rescue…

Nov 16, 2011

North Carolina Hydro Project to Create Electricity HALIFAX, Va. USDA is funding a series of projects to convert biomass to energy through USDA's Rural Energy for America program. (REAP). The announcement was made during an event in Halifax, Va., to…

Nov 15, 2011

WASHINGTON Thousands more very low-income senior citizens and persons with disabilities will have access to affordable supportive housing from a $749 million grant in housing assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These grants will help…

Nov 15, 2011

Nine round two finalists eligible to apply for funding to further K-12 reform and STEM Starting this week, Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina can apply for a share of the $200 million Race…

Nov 8, 2011

WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that the maximum amount of Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) increased from $90,000 to $150,000, effective Oct. 1, under the Veterans Benefits Act of 2010. Maximum coverage will further increase from $150,000 to…

Nov 7, 2011

SAVANNAH, Ga. A Georgia couple accused of harboring illegal aliens for commercial advantage and then laundering the proceeds was arrested Friday following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

Nov 5, 2011

SAN DIEGO-The U.S. Coast Guard continues to look for two fishermen who were reported lost Saturday morning 60 miles west of San Clemente Island, California. Crews searched through the night for the 23-foot center consol Mexican fishing vessel with two…