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RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 24 - RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In tough economic times, you can still give affordable holiday gifts that will inspire your friends and family and help change a child's life. ChildFund International's Gifts of Love and Hope are unique, and each comes with a guarantee that the gift you select will be used exactly as described in the catalog.

QUITO, Ecuador, Nov. 24 - -- Team began quest in U.S. last week, will travel to four more countries in next four weeks

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24 - LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Board Chair Daniel Lopez is proud to announce the appointment of a new member to Century Housing's Board of Directors, Yvonne B. Burke.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Nov. 24 - BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following should be attributed to Sterling K. Speirn, president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation:

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BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 24 - Warner Home Video and CVS/pharmacy to Donate Proceeds from Holiday DVD Sales

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation announced that Jordin Sparks, Celtic Woman, Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau will perform at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 2009.  They will join previously announced entertainers Sheryl Crow, Common and Ray LaMontagne for the annual holiday event, which will be streamed live at www.thenationaltree.org on Dec. 3rd at 5:00pm EST/2:00pm PST, and will be broadcast nationwide beginning Dec. 4th, on public broadcasting stations in partnership with WETA Washington, D.C., the flagship public broadcasting station in the nation's capital (check local listings).

DETROIT, Nov. 24 - News Conference

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Black Friday nears and national unemployment levels push into double digits for the first time in decades, the American Psychological Association's (APA) newest Stress in America survey finds that Americans continue to cite financial concerns as leading sources of stress.

WILMINGTON, N.C., Nov. 24 - WILMINGTON, N.C., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary an independent group of scientists today characterized a United States Geological Survey (USGS) report being touted as the justification for a ban on import and trade in pythons as “unscientific.”

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New peer-reviewed data finding that fewer than one-fifth of the nearly 4 million Americans infected with chronic hepatitis C virus have received anti-viral therapy in recent years should be a wake-up call that Congress needs to move urgently on bipartisan legislation to support new state-based detection, research, and surveillance efforts, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) said today.  

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a brief press availability this evening with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the Republic of India before their meeting in the Capitol. Pelosi extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of Congress during a future visit to the United States.  Below are their remarks:

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by Sikhs for Justice:

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 23 - American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) Encourages Families to Gather Family Health History Information on National Family History Day, Thanksgiving 2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four individuals were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Marianne O. Battani in federal court in Detroit for their roles in a wide-ranging international stock fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk commercial e-mails, or "spamming," announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Terrence Berg.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Febe Durango-Rueda, 52, a Colombian national, pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2009, to participating in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of more than $1 million, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and Acting Inspector General Osvaldo L. Gratacos of the Ex-Im Bank, Office of the Inspector General.

ATLANTA, Nov. 23 - Aprile Held Himself out to Alpharetta & Marietta Police Departments as Anti-Terrorism Task Force Leader

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robert Restuch, 70, of Bullhead City, Ariz., was sentenced today to five years in prison for mailing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Dennis K. Burke.  Restuch was also sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow to serve a lifetime of supervised release following his prison term and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.

SEATTLE, Nov. 23 - SEATTLE, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Efren Penaflorida, a schoolteacher from Cavite, Philippines, has won this year's CNN Hero of the Year Award.

MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 23 - MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jacques Monsieur, a Belgian national and resident of France suspected of international arms dealing for decades, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama to conspiracy to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and parts from the Untied States to Iran.

TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 23 - TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On February 2, 2005, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signed an Executive Order stating that "Arizona and other Western States have particular concerns about the impacts of climate change and climate variability on the environment, including the potential for prolonged drought, severe forest fires, warmer temperatures, increased snowmelt, reduced snow pack and other effects." The Executive Order also recognized that "actions to reduce GHG emissions, including increasing energy efficiency, conserving natural resources and developing renewable energy sources, may have multiple benefits including economic development, job creation, cost savings, and improved air quality."

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Public housing authorities (PHAs) are spending funds received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in a timely manner to meet the capital needs of public housing, according to a new survey from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO). "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act & Public Housing: A Smart Investment in Our Economy" analyzes the use of $3 billion of Recovery Act dollars awarded on March 18, 2009 to PHAs for capital improvements of their public housing units, and was completed by more than 500 PHAs.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tulane University President Scott Cowen and New Orleans City Council President Arnie Fielkow will highlight public-private partnerships that have achieved education and transportation breakthroughs as New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Katrina at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, in the Lisagor Room, 13th floor, National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Association of Political Consultants (IAPC) elected Tom Edmonds, Republican media consultant, as its new president at its world conference in Panama City, Panama. Edmonds is president of Edmonds Associates, Inc., a nationally recognized Republican media consulting firm based in Vienna, Virginia.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States has filed a lawsuit against Terence Flanagan, a Chicago area property owner and rental agent, alleging that he refused to rent properties he owned or controlled to African-Americans, in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act, the Justice Department announced.