Over 50 Christian, Jewish, Muslim Leaders Urge President Obama: Make Poverty, Climate and Coastal Restoration Priorities in Gulf Coast Recovery | CommonDreams.org

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Over 50 Christian, Jewish, Muslim Leaders Urge President Obama: Make Poverty, Climate and Coastal Restoration Priorities in Gulf Coast Recovery | CommonDreams.org: "Over 50 Christian, Jewish, Muslim Leaders Urge President Obama: Make Poverty, Climate and Coastal Restoration Priorities in Gulf Coast Recovery

NEW ORLEANS - October 15 - As President Barack Obama arrives in New Orleans for this first visit since his historic election, over 50 leading religious officials and faith-based organizations are urging the President for robust federal long-term hurricane recovery policy to tackle poverty, coastal erosion and climate change."

U.S. Donations for Asia-Pacific Disasters Continue to Trickle In, Aid Groups Say - Philanthropy.com

U.S. Donations for Asia-Pacific Disasters Continue to Trickle In, Aid Groups Say - Philanthropy.com: "U.S. Donations for Asia-Pacific Disasters Continue to Trickle In, Aid Groups Say

By Caroline Preston

Eight American relief groups have raised more than $3.9-million to aid victims of disasters in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a Chronicle tally."