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WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a brief press availability this evening with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the Republic of India before their meeting in the Capitol. Pelosi extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of Congress during a future visit to the United States.  Below are their remarks:

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by Sikhs for Justice:

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 23 - American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) Encourages Families to Gather Family Health History Information on National Family History Day, Thanksgiving 2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four individuals were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Marianne O. Battani in federal court in Detroit for their roles in a wide-ranging international stock fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk commercial e-mails, or "spamming," announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Terrence Berg.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Febe Durango-Rueda, 52, a Colombian national, pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2009, to participating in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of more than $1 million, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and Acting Inspector General Osvaldo L. Gratacos of the Ex-Im Bank, Office of the Inspector General.

ATLANTA, Nov. 23 - Aprile Held Himself out to Alpharetta & Marietta Police Departments as Anti-Terrorism Task Force Leader

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robert Restuch, 70, of Bullhead City, Ariz., was sentenced today to five years in prison for mailing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Dennis K. Burke.  Restuch was also sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow to serve a lifetime of supervised release following his prison term and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.

SEATTLE, Nov. 23 - SEATTLE, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Efren Penaflorida, a schoolteacher from Cavite, Philippines, has won this year's CNN Hero of the Year Award.

MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 23 - MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jacques Monsieur, a Belgian national and resident of France suspected of international arms dealing for decades, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama to conspiracy to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and parts from the Untied States to Iran.

TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 23 - TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On February 2, 2005, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signed an Executive Order stating that "Arizona and other Western States have particular concerns about the impacts of climate change and climate variability on the environment, including the potential for prolonged drought, severe forest fires, warmer temperatures, increased snowmelt, reduced snow pack and other effects." The Executive Order also recognized that "actions to reduce GHG emissions, including increasing energy efficiency, conserving natural resources and developing renewable energy sources, may have multiple benefits including economic development, job creation, cost savings, and improved air quality."

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Public housing authorities (PHAs) are spending funds received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in a timely manner to meet the capital needs of public housing, according to a new survey from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO). "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act & Public Housing: A Smart Investment in Our Economy" analyzes the use of $3 billion of Recovery Act dollars awarded on March 18, 2009 to PHAs for capital improvements of their public housing units, and was completed by more than 500 PHAs.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tulane University President Scott Cowen and New Orleans City Council President Arnie Fielkow will highlight public-private partnerships that have achieved education and transportation breakthroughs as New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Katrina at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, in the Lisagor Room, 13th floor, National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Association of Political Consultants (IAPC) elected Tom Edmonds, Republican media consultant, as its new president at its world conference in Panama City, Panama. Edmonds is president of Edmonds Associates, Inc., a nationally recognized Republican media consulting firm based in Vienna, Virginia.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States has filed a lawsuit against Terence Flanagan, a Chicago area property owner and rental agent, alleging that he refused to rent properties he owned or controlled to African-Americans, in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act, the Justice Department announced.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following advisory was issued today by the Council on American-Islamic Relations:

MEADVILLE, Pa., Nov. 23 - Former Brownfield Offers New Opportunities for Business Development

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society of Hematology (ASH) and Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education, and media company, are launching "Explore the Mystery of Blood," a dynamic science curriculum designed to spark interest in the fields of science and medicine, in addition to exposing students to exciting career opportunities in hematology.

Nov. 23 - Harrisburg – Governor Edward G. Rendell will address the County Commissioners Association Fall Conference at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the Hotel Hershey.

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Nov. 23 - MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery carolers will perform at six mall locations around the state from Saturday, Nov. 28, through Sunday, Dec. 20 to promote the Lottery's six new holiday instant games.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23 - PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David S. Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice, and U.S. Attorney Michael L. Levy, together with Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI Janice K. Fedarcyk, Special Agent-in-Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement John P. Kelleghan, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Don Fort, and Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police Colonel Joseph R. Fuentes, today announced arrests in a case involving a conspiracy to procure weapons, including anti-aircraft missiles.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Division, will join U.S. Senator Harry Reid, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, and Marietta Rodriguez of NeighborWorks America, in a press conference on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009, at 1:00 P.M. PT/ 4:00 P.M. ET to discuss national and local efforts in fighting mortgage fraud.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23 - New Study by Williams Institute Finds that Exclusion from the Estate Tax Marital Deduction Will Cost Affected Same-Sex Couples $3.3 Million on Average

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department announced that terrorism charges have been unsealed today in the District of Minnesota against eight defendants. According to the charging documents, the offenses include providing financial support to those who traveled to Somalia to fight on behalf of al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization; attending terrorist training camps operated by al-Shabaab; and fighting on behalf of al-Shabaab. 

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 - Clinics Continue to Target Individuals in the Recommended Priority Groups

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers plan to spend more during the holidays this year than during the depths of the recession a year ago, but their spending is still expected to be more restrained than in prior years, according to the tenth annual holiday spending survey conducted by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the Credit Union National Association (CUNA).