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	<description>Where the Washington area&#039;s poor and homeless earn and give their two cents</description>
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		<title>Reducing Poverty Could Close the Achievement Gap in D.C. Schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Kimberly Kroll, intern
Progress toward closing the achievement gap in D.C. public schools is slowing as the mayoral race speeds to a halt. Addressing the District’s poverty issue may be the only solution to reviving the progress towards a gap-free education environment.
Although there has been much progress in closing the achievement gap between Caucasian and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsense.org/2010/09/reducing-poverty-could-close-the-achievement-gap-in-d-c-schools/</link>
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		<title>Mark Wolf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark arrived at Street Sense in August 2010 with $15 in his pocket after seeing our vendors around town. He was unemployed and unsure of where to go next. After his orientation, he hit the ground running, and is enjoying selling Street Sense in DC and in Virginia. He stays at the Adams Shelter, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsense.org/2010/09/mark-wolf-2/</link>
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		<title>Mark Wolf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark arrived at Street Sense in August 2010 with $15 in his pocket after seeing our vendors around town. He was unemployed and unsure of where to go next. After his orientation, he hit the ground running, and is enjoying selling Street Sense in DC and in Virginia. He stays at the Adams Shelter, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsense.org/2010/09/mark-wolf/</link>
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		<title>News in Brief</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Compiled by Dianna Heitz, from previously published reports.
Fairfax County Homeless Population Falls
Homeless activists in Fairfax County have made progress since 2007 in their efforts to end homelessness in the region. An annual tally of the county’s homeless population, taken in January, amounted to about 1,500 people, a drop from 1,800 a year ago, the Washington [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsense.org/2010/09/news-in-brief-5/</link>
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		<title>An Open Letter to President Obama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Jeff McNeil, vendor
Dear Mr. Obama,
I know when you came into office you inherited a country in disarray. I for one am still bitter that being in a self proclaimed democracy the American people would elect George Bush and Dick Cheney twice.
I also believe that you are getting poor advice from your economic advisors. They [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsense.org/2010/09/an-open-letter-to-president-obama/</link>
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		<title>Homeless Job Seekers Battling the Odds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Bobby Corrigan, volunteer
Given these harrowing economic times, it’s common to read about the unemployed in our city. We’re sometimes told that since DC is the hub of government, the unemployed here have it easier than the rest of the country. However, the current unemployment rate of 10.5 percent in our nation’s capital suggests the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsense.org/2010/09/homeless-job-seekers-battling-the-odds/</link>
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		<title>Needed: Fewer Guns, More Butter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Instead of cutting food stamps, Congress should spend less on wars
Oh S.N.A.P.!
by Tim Young, volunteer
As Congress attempts to corrects defecits around the nation, tough decisions have been made.  One of the most critical and questionable, however, has been the decision to cut nearly $20 billion from food assistance programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsense.org/2010/09/needed-fewer-guns-more-butter/</link>
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		<title>An Introduction to Harold Barnum: Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Adam Sirgany, intern
Hattie was less than pleased when Harold brought the mutt home, covered in mud and stinking of shit and gingko leaves. It looked like its eyes were infected and by the touch, it was nothing but fur on a skeleton. Harold had, of course, forgotten the cigarettes. 
A good bath -first for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsense.org/2010/09/an-introduction-to-harold-barnum-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Young Designers Weigh in on Playground</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KaBOOM! leads a new playground project in Anacostia to promote health
by Tim Young, volunteer
“Monkey Bars! A Slide!  Swings!” exclaimed Ashley Blake, one of the nearly 20 new playground designers in her Anacostia neighborhood.  Blake, 6, was joined Tuesday, August 24 by her playmates and neighbors at the People’s Co-Op on Elvan’s Road as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsense.org/2010/09/young-designers-weigh-in-on-playground/</link>
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		<title>Running Toward a New Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back on My Feet builds homeless individuals&#8217; confidence and strength
by Mary Yost, editiorial intern
The camaraderie of a sports atmosphere is invaluable to homeless individuals who may not remember the benefits of being part of a team. A re-identification happens when these individuals participate in team runs, which provide them with the confidence to move forward [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsense.org/2010/09/running-toward-a-new-life/</link>
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