Aaron J. Leichman

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  Dec 8, 2009

  Formerly Detained Journalist Roxana Saberi to Receive NCAA Valor Award

  The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will honor formerly imprisoned journalist Roxana Saberi with its 2010 Award of Valor next month during its annual convention in Atlanta.

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  Dec 7, 2009

  World Leaders Gather for U.N. Climate Change Summit Amid Debates

  Delegates from 192 countries have gathered in Copenhagen for the high-anticipated U.N. summit on climate change, which seeks agreement on a post-2012 climate change deal that will replace the current Kyoto Protocol.

• Dec 6, 2009

  Scant Rains Escalate Cholera Outbreak in Kenya

  Kenya is facing one of the worst cholera outbreaks in a decade and at least 122 people have died in the past month as a result of the epidemic sweeping across the east African nation.

• Dec 1, 2009

  Sudanese Church Leaders: Peace Process Has Reached Critical Point

  With less than five months before national elections, leaders of Episcopal Church of the Sudan (ECS) said the 2005 Sudanese Comprehensive Peace Agreement is on the brink of collapse.

• Nov 29, 2009

  Faith, Science 'Must Intersect' in Climate Talks, Say Canadian Church Leaders

  Two Canadian church leaders who will be attending the U.N. Climate Change Conference next month believe faith and science \"must intersect\" at the highly- anticipated gathering of world leaders.

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  Nov 29, 2009

  Red Kettle Campaign Expands Beyond Pocket Change

  For the 118th time, The Salvation Army has kicked off its annual Red Kettle Christmas campaign. This year, however, may prove to be much different from years before with the implementation of modern day technologies.

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  Nov 27, 2009

  New Report Calculates Climate Change Toll on Africa

  A partner of anti-poverty group Christian Aid released a report Friday that calculates for the first time the \"unavoidable cost\" of climate change in Africa – both in relation to finances and to people.

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  Nov 26, 2009

  Salvation Army Set to Kick Off 2009 Red Kettle Christmas Campaign

  The Salvation Army officially kicks off its 2009 Red Kettle Christmas campaign Thursday during the nationally televised halftime show for the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game against the Oakland Raiders.

• Nov 25, 2009

  Caritas Head: Give HIV Children Basic Right to Grow Up

  The head of a confederation of Catholic relief, development and social service groups said Tuesday that it is a \"basic human right\" that children with HIV are allowed to grow up and become adults.

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  Nov 24, 2009

  World Vision Launches Campaign to Save Over 6M Children Each Year

  Christian humanitarian agency World Vision has launched a global five-year campaign to reduce the number of child and infant deaths, which currently stands around 8.8 million each year.