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			<title><![CDATA[Founder&apos;s Event: The Recession&apos;s Effect on Social Welfare]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, January 28, several WCL faculty, along with local government and public interest practitioners, will participate in the Founder?s 2010 event: ?Framing Problems and Finding Solutions: A Look at the Effects of the Recession on Social Welfa]]></description>
			<link>http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi/entry/2321</link>
			<category>Public Interest News</category>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:32:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[16th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference: February 19-21]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The 16th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference takes place at Yale Law School the weekend of February 19-21, 2010.  RebLaw brings together practitioners, law students, and community activists to discuss progressive strategies for social change withi]]></description>
			<link>http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi/entry/2320</link>
			<category>Public Interest News</category>
			<author>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu (OPI)</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:55:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cover Public Interest Retreat: February 26-28, 2010]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The annual Cover Public Interest Retreat offers students, professors, and public interest practitioners a chance to engage in formal and informal conversations.  Each year, the Retreat has been coordinated by students from a different law school, pro]]></description>
			<link>http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi/entry/2317</link>
			<category>Public Interest News</category>
			<author>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu (OPI)</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:34:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Article: Lack of IOLTA Funds Hurting Legal Aid Providers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) programs were instituted by many states as a method of funding legal services providers.  During a strong economy, these funds generated millions of dollars for local legal aid offices, but over the past yea]]></description>
			<link>http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi/entry/2284</link>
			<category>Public Interest News</category>
			<author>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu (OPI)</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:55:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Article: Mobile Law School Clinic for Veterans Hits the Road]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this article, the National Law Journal takes a look at a group of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law students touring the country in a Winnebago-turned-law-office, helping low-income veterans obtain disability and pension benefits. The prog]]></description>
			<link>http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi/entry/2238</link>
			<category>Public Interest News</category>
			<author>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu (OPI)</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:54:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Article: JAG Corps Recruiting on the Rise]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[With the economy negatively impacting law firm hiring and retention, new and displaced attorneys are turning to the public sector for jobs.  In this article, the National Law Journal looks specifically at the surge in recruitment for the military JAG]]></description>
			<link>http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi/entry/2231</link>
			<category>Public Interest News</category>
			<author>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu (OPI)</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:27:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Article: Public-Interest Sector Getting a Little Crowded]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this article, the National Law Journal looks at how deferred law firm associates are impacting an already shrinking public interest job market.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.wcl.american.edu/blog/opi/entry/2230</link>
			<category>Public Interest News</category>
			<author>publicinterest@wcl.american.edu (OPI)</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:12:05 GMT</pubDate>
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