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WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pro-life advocates from the DC area will honor fallen pro-lifer, Jim Pouillon, by witnessing the evil of child-killing at 6 high schools in 4 cities on November 24. They will stand in front of the schools while the students and staff arrive, holding the pictures of children killed by abortion. 

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 - HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Six Pennsylvanians who have worked to support crime victims, improve the programs that serve them, and prevent future acts of violence recently received the Governor's Victim Service Pathfinder Award from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 - Newest Troopers Assigned to Locations Around Commonwealth

SHORT HILLS, N.J., Nov. 23 - Affordable, Fun, and Easy-to-use Gifts for People Living with Paralysis

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Nov. 23 - SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) announced today that they have earned an "Excellent" accreditation status for the second  consecutive term from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. The Excellent status is the highest accreditation issued from NCQA for health plans whose programs and clinical quality meets or exceeds rigorous requirements.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - Innovative schools hit new milestone with more than 5,000 operating in the U.S.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 - New York Native to Receive "Bill Walsh Champion of Change Award," for her Philanthropic and Athletic Accomplishments

DENVER, Nov. 23 - DENVER, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Use the start of 2010 to make a New Year's resolution to strengthen your family and the families around you. Pick an activity to do once a week with your family to focus on being together or to help others in your life. Here are some ideas from the American Humane Association:  

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 23 - BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With 38.4 million Americans expected to travel over Thanksgiving weekend, those who take 10 minutes to make sure their car is ready for long-distance travel will be truly thankful for stress-free weekend driving, according to the Car Care Council.  

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Paul J. Tobin, president and CEO of United Spinal Association (www.unitedspinal.org), recently presented New York State Senator Charles Schumer with a certificate of appreciation for his leadership in securing the inclusion of two critical provisions in the Senate health care reform bill -- the Community First Choice (CFC) Option and the Community Living Assistance and Supports (CLASS) Act -- that will ensure people with disabilities get essential services and support in their homes rather than having to go into a nursing home.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23 - World Champions Venus Williams and Lauryn Williams, MLB star Curtis Granderson, NBA All-Stars Dwight Howard and Dirk Nowitzki, NFL star Justin Tuck form core "Dream Team For Public Service" for prestigious Jefferson Award

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - Organizations Support President Obama's Call to Promote STEM Education

Nov. 23 - Governor Edward G. Rendell and New Jersey Governor-Elect Chris Christie will hold a joint media availability at 11:15 a.m. today at AE Polysilicon, Fairless Hills, Bucks County, following their first meeting to discuss issues affecting both states.

APPLETON, Wis., Nov. 23 - APPLETON, Wis., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  A visiting professor at Lawrence University will present his research into the benefit of ethnic and racial diversity in college academic discussion groups at the Posse Foundation, 14 Wall St., New York City, December 2, 2009, at 11:30 a.m.

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 23 - ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of American Trucking Associations will hold its 2010 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, Feb. 9-12 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Fla., providing a full slate of educational sessions and the first truck technology show of the year.

ROCHESTER, Minn., Nov. 23 - ROCHESTER, Minn., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Major medical errors self-reported by American surgeons are strongly related to both burnout and depression. Those findings appear today in the online edition of Annals of Surgery. The Mayo Clinic-led study included collaborators from Johns Hopkins and the American College of Surgeons.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Riki Ellison, President and Founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org discusses the relevance of the largest joint U.S. – Israeli missile defense exercise held earlier this month in respect to the volatility of the current and future situation in Iran and the rest of the Middle East. His comments are below:

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 - NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), AFL-CIO, CLC, has granted a charter to the Global Helicopter Pilots Association (GHPA), effective October 27, 2009.  The group will be known as GHPA, OPEIU Local 103.

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 23 - Goozex.com Suspends Trading Fees On All Items For University Students Through Jan 31, 2010

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 23 - Ribbon Shows Public Support for MADD's Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving; Over 74,000 arrests for DWI were made in North Carolina in 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and NOIDA, India, Nov. 23 - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and NOIDA, India, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jubilant Organosys, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and Southern Research Institute today announced a joint venture that will focus on leveraging their collective innovation and enabling technologies in the areas of Oncology, Metabolic Disease and Infectious Diseases. It is a unique U.S.-India arbitraged and leveraged partnership that will accelerate the development of affordable therapies for patients worldwide.  A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today in Washington, DC. Key components of the agreement include:

HOUSTON, Nov. 23 - HOUSTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference Tuesday at 7 a.m. CST, 13 minutes earlier than previously announced.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Celebrating a new kind of holiday tradition, the American Humanist Association has launched a new advertising campaign similar to the one that ran in the nation's capital last year, which made headlines around the globe. Only this year, instead of the campaign focusing on a single location, ads will be blazoned across transit systems in five cities -- including Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco -- marking the first-ever nation-wide humanist holiday advertising campaign.

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 - HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvanians can learn about PennDOT's many functions and services directly from local experts through the department's new speakers bureau.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 23 - Give to your loved ones by giving a cow or a goat to people who have next to nothing

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - Hunger in America's Classrooms: Share Our Strength's Teachers Report Shows Schools and Teachers Are Critical Safety Net for Nearly 17 Million U.S. Children Facing Hunger

CORAL GABLES, Fla., Nov. 23 - CORAL GABLES, Fla., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The troubled economy provides consumers with opportunities for negotiating and bargaining like never before, according Shweta S. Oza, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Miami School of Business Administration who studies bartering and negotiation.

NEWARK, Del., Nov. 23 - NEWARK, Del., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Christiana Care Center for Outcomes Research will share in a $4.026 million grant in a groundbreaking study to compare the effectiveness of catheter-based and surgery-based cardiac procedures.