Santa Clauses repair elderly home in Poole sville
In Poole sville Maryland a group of about 20 volunteers from Christmas in April will repair Neville Smith s home at no cost. The program, now in its 19th year, mobilizes 62 000 volunteers to rehab 2 400 homes across 26 states with donated materials to assist elderly or disabled homeowners.
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Neville Smith
Texas
Washington
Matt Johnson
Smith
Tom Bower
Ann Arbor
Mich
Washtenaw County
Chicago
Johnson
Towns a threat to agriculture in California
Fresno report warns that rapid growth of towns along the Southern Pacific line in the San Joaquin Valley endangers $11 billion in annual crops. Officials say prime farmland is being eaten up as cities expand, threatening the region’s agricultural economy and land quality.
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San Joaquin Valley
California
Leslie Hopper
Stanislaus County
John Gamper
California Farm Bureau
Gregory Carnill
American Farmland Trust
Aristide warns Haiti crisis could embolden world despots
Exiled Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide told Newsday in Washington that failure to restore democracy in Haiti would encourage authoritarian movements abroad. He outlined a plan to mobilize financial and political support from Haitian communities in the United States and elsewhere, while opponents at home block his return.
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Haiti
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Venezuela
Carlos Andres Perez
Perez
Alberto Fujimori
Congress
Georgetown
United States
Joseph Nerette
Organization of American States
Nerette
CIA recruits seek new spies in bold undercover program
In a Northern Virginia session CIA recruiters describe an 18 month training path to become clandestine case officers. Trainees learn surveillance safe houses encryption and agent handling before overseas assignments. The agency says it seeks foreign agents despite past criticism and rising applicant numbers.
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CIA
Soviet Union
Washington Area
Bob Simpson
Spying by Russian Military Grows After Cold War Ends
U S officials say Russian GRU espionage has increased while Foreign Intelligence Service activity declines. FBI plans tighter screening of visitors as GRU targets include stealth tech, communications gear, and computer software for potential use in export weapons.
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Bush
Russia
U.S
FBI
Wayne Gilbert
Gilbert
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