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Closing The Budget Gap...................................................4
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Member Mobilization.......................................................5
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Black and Puerto Rican Conference...................................6
President’s Message.......................................................7
DEC In Jeopardy.............................................................7
Health Notes..................................................................8
Roads, Bridges Cost Drivers.............................................8
Retirees In Action...........................................................9
PEF Battles Against Bullying .............................................9
St. Lawrence PC In Troubled Waters...............................10
VA Adds To Presumptive List..........................................10
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Parole Officers Honored.................................................11
Rebuilding Haiti.............................................................12
PEF Seeks Stimulus Money.............................................13
E-Board Tackles Issues ..................................................13
Nurses Station.............................................................14
New Region 9 Coordinator.............................................15
Prolific Author Unveils New Books...................................16
Parole Honors E-Board Member .....................................17
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Women Invited To Spring Into Health................................18
Deadline For Empire Plan Claims.....................................19
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