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		<title>New York Could Pass Major Hep C Bill, June 11th Capitol Rally Planned</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 200,000 New Yorkers are living with hepatitis C, but the state Department of Health (DOH)) estimates that 75% do not know their status. The hepatitis C virus is a leading cause of liver cancer and now kills more New Yorkers each year than HIV/AIDS,  even though a majority of people with hepatitis C can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop &amp; Frisk Criminalizes HIV Prevention</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rally Calls For Passage of Community Safety Act to Protect Condom Promotion &#38; Syringe Exchange Efforts  Tell the NYPD to End the War on Public Health &#8211; Condoms &#38; Clean Needles Aren&#8217;t Crimes! The NYPD’s stop and frisk practices are putting New Yorkers at risk for HIV and other health problems, according to a coalition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hepatitis C Legislative Awareness Day In Albany</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 200,000 New Yorkers are living with the hepatitis C virus and most do not know their status even though new medications can cure most people with chronic infection. In response to this neglected and urgent health issue, the largest hepatitis C legislative awareness day yet was held in Albany on March 13th with participation from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politico: Bloomberg seeks to halt pot jail time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg seeks to halt pot jail time By BREANNA EDWARDS &#124; 2/14/13 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today in his State of the City Address that marijuana possession will no longer lead to a night in jail. The policy, proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his State of the State address early last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rochester Democrat And Chronicle Reports On Syringe Access &amp; Medicaid Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Drug addicts considered in New York&#8217;s Medicaid reforms [Copied below is an excerpt - read the full article here] Written by Jessica Alaimo &#124; December 2, 2012 To help identify cost savings, a team appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo has identified populations who could be helped with changes to the program while savings are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATED x4: Post-Sandy Updates for People With HIV/AIDS &amp; Methadone Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information For People Living With HIV/AIDS And Methadone Patients Coping With Hurricane Sandy If you are a person living with HIV/AIDS or methadone patient having problems as a result of Hurricane Sandy and need additional information or assistance, contact Jaron at (718) 864-4943 or via email or Jeremy at (917) 676-8041 or via email.  Information on voting, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PR: Sen. Golden Faces Criticism At Fundraiser For Blocking Bipartisan Marijuana Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 17th, 2012 &#124; Contact: Alfredo Carrasquillo, (718) 415-9254  Marty Golden Faces Criticism At Fundraiser For Blocking Bipartisan Marijuana Reform Backed By Governor Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Kelly &#38; All Five NYC District Attorneys    Protest Comes Day After Governor Cuomo Calls On Albany To Take Up “People’s Agenda” by “Ending The Injustices On Stop And Frisk” Related [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP: Advocates flock to NYC hearing on police practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(VOCAL leader Brian Pearson was interviewed at the City Council&#8217;s first hearing on the Community Safety Act, a package of bills that would reform biased policing practices, including stop and frisk. You can read Brian&#8217;s testimony to the City Council testimony on his experiences and VOCAL-NY&#8217;s support for the legislation here.) Advocates flock to NYC hearing [...]]]></description>
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