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Bishop David Zubik talks yesterday with one of the Karen Burmese refugees protesting across the street from Catholic Charities after the opening of the Susan Zubic Welcome Center at the facility. The refugees were assembled to draw attention to what some are calling a failure to help them properly resettle in the Pittsburgh area.
Refugees protest Catholic Charities center
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Refugees from Myanmar picketed the opening of a new welcome center for clients of Catholic Charities at its Downtown office yesterday. (Today)
Bishop Zubik talks to a refugee
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Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., looks through a window of a housing unit in Prospect Terrace in East Pittsburgh, which was awarded $4.4 million in federal stimulus funds for renovations.
Stimulus funds help with housing's green upgrades
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An East Pittsburgh public housing complex has been awarded $4.4 million in federal stimulus funding for "green" renovations, federal and local officials announced yesterday. (Today)
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Obama vows 'to finish the job'
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WASHINGTON -- In a preview of his speech next week announcing his plan to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama yesterday vowed that he'll "finish the job" of stabilizing the country and destroying the al-Qaida terror network. (Today)
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A president's first Thanksgiving Day proclamation is an opportunity for the commander in chief to highlight his new administration's accomplishments or reassure the nation at a time of gratitude and family togetherness. (Today)
India's leader in D.C.
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama yesterday welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is in Washington for the first state visit under the Obama administration, and moved to calm Indian concerns the United States is neglecting the Asian power as it seeks closer ties with China and Pakistan, India's competitors. (Today)
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