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58 US Government Agencies Have Active Blogs

58 US Government Agencies Have Active Blogs

Despite the rose picture painted by the FCC the United States lags behind the rest of the world in the digital age the US Government is moving towards the internet more and more.  The government is using blogs to share information to those who have internet access. These are the current active blogs from U.S. federal agencies : AIDS.gov Blog â’“ A blog about new media, research, and policy. America’s Marines Blog â’“ Keep up with America’s Marines through stories from the latest events. Discover the connection between Marines, Americans, and the Marine Corps by reading the blog entries from each...

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Official Kickoff Of United We Serve Initiative

Official Kickoff Of United We Serve Initiative

National Wildlife Federation joined the Department of the Interior at todayâ’s kickoff of United We Serve and is joining the national effort launched by President Obama to engage more Americans in serving their communities this summer. As part of the Presidentâ’s Summer of Service initiative, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued a call to action for every adult to mentor a child outdoors this summer. Secretary Salazar spoke at the Big Meadows Campground with volunteers who removed invasive species in Virginiaâ’s Shenandoah National Park. keep Americaâ’s children healthy, creative, and engaged â’National Wildlife Federation applauds President Obama and the Interior...

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Marriage Need to Remain a Government Process

Marriage Need to Remain a Government Process

Recent legal and legislative decisions to legalize gay marriage in Iowa and Vermont have brought suggestions from some commentators that government should get out of the marriage business entirely, grant civil unions to all couples and leave marriage to religious faiths. But University of Iowa law professor Ann Estin said that while such ideas are interesting in the abstract, they fail to recognize the deeply rooted importance of marriage in American culture and the many ways that civil and religious marriage interact. “Marriage is clearly understood across secular and religious frames to be a good thing, something to be...

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