Detroit seeks $300 million federal aid to fight blight and help recovery
Obama officials and Detroit leaders unveiled a plan to bring about 300 million in federal and private funding to Detroit to tackle blight, bolster transit and public safety, and aid redevelopment while the city remains in bankruptcy.
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Detroit
Gene Sperling
Barack Obama
National Economic Council
Obama
U.S
White House
Don Graves
Assis
Tant
U.S. Treasury
Council On Jobs and Competitiveness
Roy Roberts
Detroit Public Schools
Roberts
Washington opens presidential library at Mount Vernon estate
The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington debuted at Mount Vernon with a crowd and keynote by David McCullough. The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association raised 106 million dollars to fund the private library housing 62 titles and 103 volumes from Washington’s collection.
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George Washington
George Washington Library
Mount Vernon
Potomac River
Fred W. Smith
David McCullough
Washington
Stephen Knott
U.S. Naval War College
Newport
R.I
Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association
Ann Bookout
Continental Army
Thers
New Library
Homer
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Jay
Thomas Paine
Miguel de Cervantes
United States
Douglas Bradburn
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
National Archives and Records Administration
New Jersey Court Orders Oct 21 Start to Same-Sex Marriages
Judge Mary Jacobson ordered state officials to permit same sex marriages starting Oct. 21, ruling the civil union system deprives couples of federal benefits. Governor Christie indicated an appeal but no stay. The decision makes New Jersey first to lift the ban after the Supreme Court ruling.
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New York
New Jersey
Mary Jacobson
Mercer County
Trenton
U.S. Supreme Court
Chris Christie
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Dave Bing
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Hasan Rouhani
Iran
Texas
Austin
Women’s
Planned Parenthood
National Security Agency
Ing
Intelligence World
NSA Office of the Inspector General
Senate Judiciary Committee
Chuck Grassley
NSA
Culver
Iowa
Asters
Aasepon
Cculvers Garden
Dlan Ec
Culvers
Culvers Garden Center & Greenhouse
Marion
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