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November 19, 2010
The Legal Service Corporation (LSC) has announced that registration for the 2011 Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) Conference is now underway. The 11th Annual TIG Conference will be held in Albuquerque, NM at the Embassy Suites Albuquerque , 1000 Woodward Pl. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102. The TIG
November 18, 2010
In this article from the Philadelphia Triburne , Attorney Beth Gooodell of Community Legal Services offers insight into how the current mortgage foreclosure scandal involving thousands of fraudulent foreclosure affidavits from the nation’s leading mortgage servicers developed into the current
November 17, 2010
The Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, Inc. (MCVRC) is pleased to announce the launch of a National Identity Theft Victims’ Network cooperative agreement with the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to facilitate up to nine sub-awards of up to $50,000 each to create or support regional or
November 17, 2010
The calls to renew the federal unemployment insurance programs through 2011 grew Wednesday as a total of more than 100,000 petitioners from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. submitted a letter to members of Congress urging them to reauthorize the programs expiring November 30th.
November 15, 2010
New Look Makes Finding Popular Services Even Easier Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has unveiled the agency’s newly redesigned home page at www.socialsecurity.gov that will help visitors more quickly and easily find the information and services they need. One of the key features
November 12, 2010
This story from AOL News reports on an investigation into a debt-collection company in Erie, Pennsylvania that allegedly used fake sheriff's deputies to deliver phony subpoenas ordering victims to appear in a bogus courtroom, where they were ordered to pay up. The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney
November 12, 2010
Despite rebounding temperatures, Old Man Winter is right around the corner so the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today reminded electric and natural gas utilities to take extra steps to help consumers – especially those on limited and fixed incomes – “Prepare Now” for winter heating
November 12, 2010
The Internal Revenue Service will be conducting a Service Webinar on the topic, Starting off Right - What New 501(c)(3) Organizations Need to Know , on November 18, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Webinar Description: Doing what you said you would - meeting your organization’s “operational test” Five

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