Women In Politics

NEWS UPDATE: GHURA gets $1.5 million from HUD to modernize affordable housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $1,536,500 in federal financial assistance for the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority to modernize affordable housing units on Guam, according to a news release from Guam Delegate Madeleine Bordallo.

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Community Briefs – April 27, 2010
The Commonwealth Cancer Association board of directors will be convening its regular monthly meeting today, April 27, 2010, in the Department of Public Health Secretary’s Conference Room 2, starting at 2pm.

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Limtiaco clears Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Guam Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo announced yesterday that the Senate Judiciary Committee has favorably reported the nomination of Attorney General Alicia Limtiaco for U.S. Attorney for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Guam student appointed to West Point
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Guam resident Michael Anthony Tougher IV has been appointed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

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HR 2160 Now Counts 40 House Sponsors
Last month, another Congressional Representatives — Mike McIntyre (D-NC-7) — pledged their support for HR 2160, The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 , bringing the total number of cosponsors to 40, including original sponsor Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX-18). HR 2160 is also sponsored by W. Todd Akin (R-MO-2), Michael Arcuri (D-NY-24), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD-6), Jo Bonn …

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NEWS BRIEFS – June 17, 2010
Fifteen area students from grades 6 through 12 will once again be attending the International Thespian Festival at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

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