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	<title>Alliance for a Just Society &#187; victories</title>
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		<title>ICAN Applauds Obama Administration’s Proposal to Keep Families United</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fernando Mejia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alliance affiliate Idaho Community Action Network today applauded the Obama Administration’s proposed rule change allowing spouses and children of U.S. citizens to stay together in the United States while family members work to gain permanent U.S. residency.   “Keeping families together is one of our greatest values in this country, and the Obama administration is moving in a positive direction<a href="http://allianceforajustsociety.org/2914/ican-applauds-obama-administrations-proposal-to-keep-families-united/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care 2011:  Year in Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danisha Christian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The election in November of 2010 shifted the political ground both in D.C. and in many state legislatures. These political changes brought efforts to repeal the ACA and to reduce the national commitment both to Medicaid and to critical programs funded as a part of reform. The efforts by the political right to reset the national agenda challenge every gain<a href="http://allianceforajustsociety.org/2903/health-care-2011-year-in-review/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Small Businesses Applaud Paid Sick Days Vote in Seattle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Blair</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Seattle City Council, in a historic voted, passed a new city-wide standard ensuring that workers will have access to paid sick days. The vote tally was a resounding 8-1, a testament to the broad support the proposal garnered from key stakeholders in the community – including local small business owners. Small business leaders from the Main Street<a href="http://allianceforajustsociety.org/2608/small-businesses-applaud-paid-sick-days-vote-in-seattle/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Immigrants Facing Deportation Might Stay in the US</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fernando Mejia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, President Obama announced that undocumented immigrants without criminal records facing deportation can stay in the U.S. The government is saying that many of them might be able to apply for a work permit. This is coming after intense pressure from leaders, organizations, and community members across the country. Last Monday, over 200 people protested a meeting that ICE was<a href="http://allianceforajustsociety.org/2531/immigrants-facing-deportation-might-stay-in-the-us/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Main Street Takes on Wall Street&#8230;And Wins!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Blair</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big bank lobbyists have been putting on a full-court press in Washington, D.C. to roll back components of the financial overhaul passed last year and free Wall Street to go back to the “business as usual” that led to the financial crisis in 2008. The bankers are gunning for the new Consumer Protection Bureau and its leading champion, Elizabeth Warren.<a href="http://allianceforajustsociety.org/2320/main-street-takes-on-wall-street/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosure Fairness Now Law in Washington State</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Washington state &#8220;Foreclosure Fairness Act&#8221; was signed into law, marking a major victory in a long, multi-year fight by advocates for low-income borrowers, including the Statewide Poverty Action Network and Washington Community Action Network (an Alliance affiliate.) The new law, which will go into effect on July 13,will: Create a foreclosure mediation process that homeowners  can access<a href="http://allianceforajustsociety.org/2081/foreclosure-fairness-now-law-in-washington-state/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Make the Road New York Wins Law to Help Tenants Breathe Easier</title>
		<link>http://allianceforajustsociety.org/1807/make-the-road-new-york-wins-law-to-help-tenants-breathe-easier/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=make-the-road-new-york-wins-law-to-help-tenants-breathe-easier</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 5 Make the Road New York, an Alliance for a Just Society  affiliate, won passage of comprehensive New York City legislation that will crack down on dangerous housing conditions that endanger the health and well-being of families. According to MRNY, everyday thousands of families in New York City are endangered by sub-standard housing conditions that trigger asthma. Although<a href="http://allianceforajustsociety.org/1807/make-the-road-new-york-wins-law-to-help-tenants-breathe-easier/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Main Street Alliance of Washington Members Meet with President Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Collette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, August 17, all eyes were on Seattle&#8217;s Pioneer Square as President Obama was in town stumping for Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) in her critical primary race. Obama and Murray held a private meeting at a café with three small business owners to discuss the economy, as well as what could be done to help small business owners drive<a href="http://allianceforajustsociety.org/1406/main-street-alliance-of-washington-members-meet-with-president-obama/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Judge Rules Against Arizona Immigration Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy Dillner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Judge Susan Bolton ruled that Arizona&#8217;s controversial law SB1070 does indeed overstep the state&#8217;s boundary to enforce federal immigration law. The ruling will put an injunction on the most egregious provisions of the law, while other provisions remain intact. The ruling is a major victory for the immigrant rights movement, and for civil rights in<a href="http://allianceforajustsociety.org/1304/federal-judge-rules-against-arizona-immigration-law/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Passes Financial Reform Bill!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, July 15, Congress passed the strongest financial reform bill since the Great Depression, tightening restrictions on banks and Wall Street, cracking down on lending practices, and expanding consumer protections in order to prevent a repeat of the 2008 meltdown, the consequences from which we are still reeling. President Obama will sign the bill into law next week. &#8220;We<a href="http://allianceforajustsociety.org/1221/congress-passes-financial-reform-bill/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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