Monday, April 5, 2010

CENSUS BUREAU URGING SAME-SEX COUPLES TO FILL OUT CENSUS FORMS

  With strong backing from the Census Bureau, gay-rights activists are urging maximum participation by their community in the first U.S. census that will tally same-sex couples who say they're married — even those without a marriage license.

The move has drawn fire from conservatives, who complain that it's another step toward redefining marriage.

For the first time, the bureau has deployed a team of professional field workers — about two-dozen strong — to reach out to gays and lesbians. On Monday, the bureau unveiled its first public-service videos encouraging gay Americans to mail in their census forms

HISTORIC TRIALS GO ONLINE IN THE UK

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Thursday, April 1, 2010

SCAMS AGAINST GRANDPARENTS

Beware of calls from young people claiming to be your grandchildren asking for money.

RESEARCH AND ORGANIZE YOUR FAMILY TREE

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