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		<title>How to Put More Jobs in the American Jobs Act</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/09/how-to-put-more-jobs-in-the-american-jobs-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rania Antonopoulos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rania Antonopoulos is a senior scholar and director of the Gender Equality and the Economy program at the Levy Institute. She wrote this post with the assistance of her colleague Michael Stephens, senior editor at the Levy Economics Institute. President Obama’s recently proposed American Jobs Act would put people to work building and repairing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Care, Commitment and Coffee with Muhanna S. Kakish of Minnesota</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/07/care-commitment-and-coffee-with-muhanna-s-kakish-of-minnesota/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training, DCA communications director, Josh Sabato sat down to speak with direct care worker, Muhanna S. Kakish to discuss the most pressing issues facing direct care workers and how other activists can get involved in direct care advocacy in Minnesota.  DCA Speaks with Muhanna S. Kakish at 2011 Voices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dame Elizabeth Taylor: Fierce Health Care Activist</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/03/dame-elizabeth-taylor-fierce-health-care-activist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonila Vega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Taylor is remembered for amazing feats of womanhood, leadership and beauty.  Her $1 million salary for the 1963 movie Cleopatra, made her a pioneer for future actresses such as Angelina Jolie, Renee Zellweger and Julia Roberts who today, command ten to fifteen times that amount.  Elizabeth Taylor’s extraordinary talents transcended the big screen by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Addresses Key DCA Issues in State of the Union</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/02/president-obama-addresses-key-dca-issues-in-state-of-the-union/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonila Vega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his State of the Union address last Tuesday, President Obama touched on two key issues for the Direct Care Alliance: rebuilding the economy and improving care. I commend him for his leadership and efforts on both these fronts and we are working with our grassroots network, allies and policymakers to demonstrate the key role [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prescription For Growth: Health Care &amp; Job Creation</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/09/prescription-for-growth-health-care-job-creation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/09/prescription-for-growth-health-care-job-creation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[9/16/10 &#8211; The National Journal hosted a policy summit at the Newseum in Washington, DC, to discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act (health care reform) on job growth in the health care industry. Nancy-Ann Deparle, Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, spoke to the group about why health reform was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Direct Care Workers Prepare to Meet Baby Boomer Demand</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/06/arizona-direct-care-workers-prepare-to-meet-baby-boomer-demand/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/06/arizona-direct-care-workers-prepare-to-meet-baby-boomer-demand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Clinco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in the Arizona Republic calls attention to the rising demand for direct care services in Arizona.  With an additional 1.1 million direct care workers needed across the U.S. in the next ten years, it is more important than ever that our workforce is equipped to meet the challenge.  From the article: Despite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join the DCA in Answering the President’s Call to Action</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/02/join-the-dca-in-answering-the-president%e2%80%99s-call-to-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Ward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his State of the Union Address last Tuesday, President Obama reiterated that his Administration’s #1 priority is to create more jobs and get our economy back on track. He also challenged Congress: “Don’t walk away from health care reform.” The DCA applauds the President’s call to action. With more than a quarter of all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pennsylvania Provider Urges Displaces Workers to Consider Direct Care</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/01/pennsylvania-provider-urges-displaces-workers-to-consider-direct-care/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/01/pennsylvania-provider-urges-displaces-workers-to-consider-direct-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In another call for putting direct care on the nation’s job creation agenda, a Pennsylvania home care provider appealed to laid-off workers in a January 12 editorial in the Pottsville, Pennsylvania Republican Herald. Lori Michael, the founder and chair of the Schuylkill County Direct Care Workers Association and owner of Lori’s Angels, a home care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DCA Aims to Put Direct Care on National Job Creation Agenda</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/12/dca-aims-to-put-direct-care-jobs-on-national-job-creation-agenda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonila Vega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The end of 2009 has brought us close to the end of the long legislative battle over health care reform. Looking ahead, we expect job creation to be at the top of Congress’ list of priorities in 2010. That’s why the DCA is working with a coalition of more than 50 national groups and nearly [...]]]></description>
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