White House lists faith based grants to diverse groups
The White House released a 2008 grant list showing faith based designations for groups with secular missions like Crisis Ministries in Charleston and AIDS services in New Haven. Some organizations say they do not consider themselves religious and were surprised to be listed. Others display overt religious imagery, such as TMM Family Services in Tucson with a Jesus photo at the entrance.
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Washington
New Haven
South Carolina
Crisis Ministries
Stacey Denaux
Associated Press
White House
Bush
TMM Family Services
Tucson
Ariz
Jesus
Government faith based funding sparks debate on religion rules
A briefing on White House faith based initiatives notes relaxed rules for grant recipients while steering separation of church and state. Programs in New Haven and Leavenworth receive federal funds for religiously tinged services, prompting questions about acceptable religious activity with taxpayer money.
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White House
Whitehouse
Ular
Bush
Congress
Louis Wonderly
Luther House Foundation
Chester County
New Haven
Conn
Women In
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Soldier volunteers for Kosovo deployment to support family
Deputy Bryan leaves a 4 month old daughter and wife behind as he heads to Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo. He departs Fort Lewis in October for a spring 2006 return, driven by a belief that serving may prevent future ethnic conflict.
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Bryan
Camp Bondsteel
Kosovo
Fort Lewis
Melissa
Gracie
Melissa Bryan
Ottawa University plans phased campus center and renovations
Ottawa University outlines a master plan to build a central campus center with a new learning center library and tower as Phase 1.5, add a press box and seating to the football field, and renovate the student union. Phases 2 and 3 cover residence halls and an alumni center. Fundraising only, no new debt or tuition.
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Bryan
Ottawa University
Flu idjoint touted as breakthrough joint aid surpassing glucosamine
Pharmacists brace for demand as FLUIDjoint debuts as a new micronutrient joint health supplement. Doctors tout rapid, noticeable improvements in mobility and reduced stiffness, with claims of superior results to glucosamine and a 90 percent user-reported functional gain in trials. Availability announced nationwide with direct order line and initial store rollouts at Walmart, Target, Kmart, Hy-Vee and drugstore.com.
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Zenk
Lee Randolph Beck
University of Alabama Medical School
Beck
United States
Dr. Beck
John Lindesmith
Patenthealth
Walmart
Target
Kmart
Hyvee
Drugstore.com
Lindesmith
U.S
National Processing Center
Patenthealth, LLC
Fluidjoint National Processing Center Dept
Akron
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