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Feds cut Japan crime lords out of stock market – msnbc.com

February 27, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

Major Market Indices Under a new Obama administration order to disrupt global criminal organizations, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on two leaders in a yakuza network involved in human trafficking, drug trafficking, extortion, prostitution …
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U.S. blocks yakuza godfather from its markets – CNBC

February 23, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

Under a new Obama administration order to disrupt global criminal organizations, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on two leaders in a yakuza network involved in human trafficking, drug trafficking, extortion, prostitution and money laundering.
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Obama’s 2013 budget would keep Justice Department funding nearly flat – Washington Post

February 13, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

The budget also includes a $31.8 million increase for programs to target human trafficking, hate crimes, police misconduct, voting rights enforcement and cybersecurity threats. A $141.2 million increase is requested for prison and detention efforts.
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Filed Under: News and Events Tagged With: budget, cybersecurity, Enforcement, funding, hate crimes, human trafficking, justice, Obama, police misconduct, trafficking, voting rights, WASHINGTON

Dorothy Day Named National Hero By Obama At National Prayer Breakfast – Huffington Post

February 8, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, Abraham Heschel — the majority of great reformers in American history did their work not just because it was sound policy, or they had done good analysis, or …
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EBay’s Omidyar works for philanthropy – USA Today

February 6, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

Instead, he works with elected Democrats and Republicans to effect change, including a project with the Obama administration to reduce human trafficking. “I work with officeholders, not candidates,” he says. “I’m worried about the American Dream …
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EBay’s Omidiyar works for philanthropy – USA Today

February 6, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

Instead, he works with elected Democrats and Republicans to affect change, including a project with the Obama administration to reduce human trafficking. “I work with officeholders, not candidates,” he says. “I’m worried about the American Dream …
Read the entire story here:EBay’s Omidiyar works for philanthropy – USA Today

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Dorothy Day Named National Hero By Obama At National Prayer Breakfast – Huffington Post

February 3, 2012 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, Abraham Heschel — the majority of great reformers in American history did their work not just because it was sound policy, or they had done good analysis, or …
Read the entire story here:Dorothy Day Named National Hero By Obama At National Prayer Breakfast – Huffington Post

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Washington Watch: Medicare to Pay for Obesity Counseling – MedPage Today

December 3, 2011 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

GOP: HHS Unfairly Denied Grant to Catholic Group The Obama administration’s handling of human trafficking grants spurred House Republicans to accuse the administration of discriminating against the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The House …
Read the entire story here:Washington Watch: Medicare to Pay for Obesity Counseling – MedPage Today

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Hillary Clinton’s Myanmar trip marks significant shift in policy – Los Angeles Times

November 30, 2011 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

The Obama administration could propose such confidence-building measures as an exchange of senior diplomats, access to United Nations organizations, or cooperation on regional issues such as drugs and human trafficking, U.S. officials say.
Read the entire story here:Hillary Clinton’s Myanmar trip marks significant shift in policy – Los Angeles Times

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E.J. Dionne Jr. / Obama fumbles on contraception – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

November 26, 2011 By FDFF.org Leave a Comment

This view gained ground when the administration ended a grant to the bishops for a program assisting the victims of human trafficking because it did not provide contraception and abortion referrals. Stopping that funding was a mistake, but the White House …
Read the entire story here:E.J. Dionne Jr. / Obama fumbles on contraception – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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