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	<description>Speaker - Author of "My God Box"</description>
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		<title>The Calling Blog Tour &#8211; Great Book!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE CALLING BLOG TOUR: JACOB ISRAEL 
Jacob Israel is unlike many authors we meet today. His compelling writing style brings the reader along a fantastic journey that may stay with them for many years to come. I was excited to spotlight him here and I believe you will find, like his book, there is more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=margaretiuculano.wordpress.com&blog=4234354&post=62&subd=margaretiuculano&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://margaretiuculano.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/the-calling-blog-tour-great-book/</link>
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		<title>Economy hurting Foster Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Economy Causes More Children To Need Foster Care
POSTED: 5:27 pm EDT March 19, 2009
UPDATED: 5:46 pm EDT March 19, 2009



CINCINNATI &#8212; In what may be a heartbreaking sign of the economic recession, more children are turning up in the foster care system and fewer families are willing to take them in. 
Lighthouse Youth Services said it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=margaretiuculano.wordpress.com&blog=4234354&post=58&subd=margaretiuculano&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://margaretiuculano.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/economy-hurting-foster-children/</link>
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		<title>ACLU says suit on 2008&#8217;s Act 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now here is an ever ending battle in foster care and adoptions.  Do we want our troubled kids who have been removed from their homes put into foster care with parents who are gay?  What are your thoughts?
BY JOHN LYNCH
Posted on Tuesday, March 3, 2009
A lawsuit challenging a voterapproved law restricting adoptions and foster care [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=margaretiuculano.wordpress.com&blog=4234354&post=56&subd=margaretiuculano&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://margaretiuculano.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/aclu-says-suit-on-2008s-act-1/</link>
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		<title>Monthly Payments for Foster Care Parents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My question today is on money paid to Foster Parents each month for the children they take in.  Each state requires that the monthly stip-end received by Foster Parents must be used to pay for the foster child only.  How many times has your local DCF office come to verify how that money is being [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=margaretiuculano.wordpress.com&blog=4234354&post=53&subd=margaretiuculano&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://margaretiuculano.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/monthly-payments-for-foster-care-parents/</link>
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		<title>Margaret Signs on to CMG Booking Today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am excited to say I signed on with CMG Booking today.
http://www.cmgbooking.com/index.php
They are dedicated to helping Catholic Speakers spread their ministries internationally.  I am looking forward to working with them and seeing where God leads us.
I will keep you posted on how it goes &#8212;
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		<link>http://margaretiuculano.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/margaret-signs-on-to-cmg-booking-today/</link>
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		<title>Foster child success story ends with military appointment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What a heart warming story!  I am so happy when I see a positive Foster Child story.  All it takes is people with a big heart willing to help our children become success stories.  All of us our children of God and he has given us great gifts to share with others and this story [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=margaretiuculano.wordpress.com&blog=4234354&post=44&subd=margaretiuculano&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://margaretiuculano.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/foster-child-success-story-ends-with-military-appointment/</link>
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		<title>Court Rules In Favor Of Children Sexually Abused In Foster Care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To read more about this story click on the link below.  Please help spread the word about these stories, it is the only way to create awareness.  Sexually abusing our children needs much stiffer penalties in order to stop these crimes.  We need to come together as people to help solve these issues, get involved, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=margaretiuculano.wordpress.com&blog=4234354&post=40&subd=margaretiuculano&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://margaretiuculano.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/court-rules-in-favor-of-children-sexually-abused-in-foster-care/</link>
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		<title>Jareds Law &#8211;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New proposed child abuse law &#8211; here is the website.  Check out the information and if you agree sign an online petition.
http://www.jareds-law.com/
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		<link>http://margaretiuculano.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/jareds-law/</link>
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		<title>Plight of Homeless Youth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Plight of Homeless Youth Will be Focus of Nov. 20 Times Square Vigil


Last update: 8:20 a.m. EST Nov. 12, 2008



NEW YORK, Nov 12, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ &#8212; Covenant House International is releasing its First Annual Report Card on the US Homeless Youth Crisis, and gives a bleak outlook for their future. America&#8217;s kids in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=margaretiuculano.wordpress.com&blog=4234354&post=33&subd=margaretiuculano&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://margaretiuculano.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/plight-of-homeless-youth/</link>
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		<title>DHS Closing 13 Foster Homes</title>
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DHS Closing 13 Foster Homes

Posted By: Mike Duncan     
Under a new campaign for accountability, the state Department of Human Services found more than a dozen foster homes that now will no longer be allowed to care for children. 


&#8220;I&#8217;d probably be somewhere in jail or on the streets somewhere, &#8220;Andre McGowan has been in the foster care system [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=margaretiuculano.wordpress.com&blog=4234354&post=31&subd=margaretiuculano&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://margaretiuculano.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/dhs-closing-13-foster-homes/</link>
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