Princeton agrees to community identification cards for illegal immigrants
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PRINCETON -- The borough and the township have agreed to have a May 22 start for advocates for immigrants to issue community identification cards, according to a report in The New York Times. The report said at least six city governments across the the U.S. endorse or issue photo identification cards to residents who are illegal immigrants. Similar programs are operating in Trenton and Asbury Park.
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 07:59:00 AM
Australian Troops Facilitate Afghan Community Talks
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For the first time in more than a year, southern Baluchi Valley residents have been able to speak with Afghan Government representatives about their local needs. The discussion was made possible by the increased level of security delivered by Operation Jenub Fayda, a partnership between 1st Mentoring Task Force (MTF-1) and Afghan National Army (ANA) 4th Brigade, which concluded just ten days before. Commanding Officer of the Brisbane-based MTF-1, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Blain said that the efforts of MTF-1 and ANA soldiers in the southern Baluchi Valley have directly contributed to greater community engagement with the Afghan Government. "We facilitated...
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Balad servicemembers strengthen bonds with community, Iraqi children
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4/29/2010 - JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFNS) -- e first Iraqi Kids Day of the year here served as part of the ongoing base effort to positively engage the local populace April 24. Although past events of this kind had an underlying theme to teach the children about health and safety, this event was held for one purpose, to have fun. Thirty-four children from a local orphanage were bussed on base to play games, share culture and enjoy friendships. "These kids are so, animated it's funny," said Tech. Sgt. Amy Shanty, a volunteer at the event from the 332nd Expeditionary...
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Security forces help promote Iraqi community policing
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4/15/2010 - QARAYT AR RUFUSH, Iraq (AFNS) -- Security forces members patrolled the area here April 4 to increase proficiency in the Iraqi police and increase the community's confidence in them and the government of Iraq. Airmen from the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Det. 2 trained and coached the local Iraqi police per the request of the local police commander. During this mission, the Airmen trained the police in community policing and mentored them during a patrol through a village that had recently been the target of multiple terrorist attacks. "These patrols teach the IPs how to interact with the...
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ACORN disbanding because of money woes, scandalComments
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The once mighty community activist group ACORN announced Monday it is folding amid falling revenues -- six months after video footage emerged showing some of its workers giving tax tips to conservative activists posing as a pimp and prostitute. "It's really declining revenue in the face of a series of attacks from partisan operatives and right-wing activists that have taken away our ability to raise the resources we need," ACORN spokesman Kevin Whelan said. Several of its largest affiliates, including ACORN New York and ACORN California, broke away this year and changed their names in a bid to ditch the...
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