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		<title>Service Members Can Find Pet-Friendly Resources at Their Next Duty Station</title>
		<link>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/10/26/service-members-can-find-pet-friendly-resources-at-their-next-duty-station/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carol.bowers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Navy Lt. Theresa Donnelly Oct. 23, 2012 Guest blogger Navy Lt. Theresa Donnelly is the owner of Hawaii Military Pets, a volunteer online resource for military families in Hawaii to help with moving with pets in the military, boarding information and pet policies in state and federal governments. She partners with nonprofits that specialize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Department Helps Troops With Higher-education Problems</title>
		<link>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/10/19/department-helps-troops-with-higher-education-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ldaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lisa Daniel Oct. 19, 2012 The Defense Department is again working with the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to help service members with their higher-education expenses. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Holly Petraeus, the bureau’s assistant director for service members’ concerns, yesterday announced they are starting a training program for judge advocate general [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internships Expand Child Care Options, Jobs</title>
		<link>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/10/11/internships-expand-child-care-options-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ldaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lisa Daniel Oct. 11, 2012 The Defense Department is taking internship applications for a program that expands the availability of child care and youth programs, while also giving a leg up to jobseekers in that field, especially military spouses. DOD and the Agriculture Department formed the Military Extension Internship Partnership in 2010 in concert [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOD Teacher Finds Crossroads in American Education</title>
		<link>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/10/09/dod-teacher-finds-crossroads-in-american-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ldaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lisa Daniel Common Core Standards, No Child Left Behind, STEM, differentiated teaching, merit pay. Keeping up with the latest policies, ideas and buzz words in education is enough to make parents’ – along with more than a few educators’ &#8212; heads spin. That’s why it was a special treat when I got to speak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Panel Addresses Exceptional Issues</title>
		<link>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/10/01/family-panel-addresses-exceptional-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ldaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest blogger Air Force Maj. Nicholas Sabula is a communication plans officer at the Defense Media Activity. He was selected to a 10-member panel as part of the Defense Department’s Exceptional Family Member Program. He has a son with autism and, off-duty, is an advocate for military families dealing with autism.� By Air Force Maj. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Families Can Support Suicide Standdown</title>
		<link>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/09/27/families-can-support-suicide-standdown/</link>
		<comments>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/09/27/families-can-support-suicide-standdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ldaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lisa Daniel Sept. 27, 2012 As the Army conducts its worldwide standdown for suicide prevention today, there is something family members militarywide can do, too, and it only takes a minute. Get out your smart phone and enter the information for the Military Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 Press 1, militarycrisisline.net, or text at 838255. All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Support Shines With Paralympic Athletes</title>
		<link>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/09/19/family-support-shines-with-paralympic-athletes/</link>
		<comments>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/09/19/family-support-shines-with-paralympic-athletes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ldaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest Blogger Army Sgt.1st Class Tyrone Marshall is a writer and photographer with American Forces Press Service in the Pentagon. By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. Sept. 19, 2012 After spending nearly two incredible weeks with some of the best Paralympic athletes the U.S. has to offer, I learned some very important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Military ID Cards Just Got Easier</title>
		<link>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/09/17/managing-military-id-cards-just-got-easier/</link>
		<comments>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/09/17/managing-military-id-cards-just-got-easier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ldaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lisa Daniel Sept. 17, 2012 The Defense Manpower Data Center is making it easier for service members and their families to get and maintain identification cards. The center has launched its RAPIDS &#8212; Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System &#8212; self-service portal to allow anyone with the Defense Department’s common access card, or CAC, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Program Eases Voting for Military Families</title>
		<link>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/09/12/program-eases-voting-for-military-families/</link>
		<comments>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/09/12/program-eases-voting-for-military-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ldaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lisa Daniel Sept. 12, 2012 With Election Day just seven weeks away, federal voting officials want to ensure that service members and their families are prepared for their votes to be counted. The Federal Voting Assistance Program has made the voting process easier than ever for Americans serving overseas, Pam Mitchell, the program’s acting director, says. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents Should Stress Safety, Preparedness at 9/11 Anniversary</title>
		<link>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/09/08/parents-should-stress-safety-preparedness-at-911-anniversary/</link>
		<comments>http://afps.dodlive.mil/2012/09/08/parents-should-stress-safety-preparedness-at-911-anniversary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ldaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lisa Daniel Sept. 8, 2012 With the anniversary of 9/11 upon us, families may be considering how best to commemorate the terrorist attacks of 11 years ago. Many installations will have remembrance ceremonies, although they likely will be on a smaller scale than for the 10-year anniversary. Regardless of whether you attend such events, [...]]]></description>
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