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A Saturday conference at Fairleigh-Dickinson University brought together N.J. activists and concerned citizens to hear the testimony of genocide survivors and brainstorm on strategies to prevent more events like it in the future, according to a report in The Record.

Eugenie Mukeshimana was eight months pregnant when the genocide in Rwanda started.

For the past several years, the Federal Housing Administration has been the go-to financing resource for cash-strapped homebuyers who can't come up with a big down payment.

Yet another Republican congressman has joined forces with the birthers. The most recent example: Rep.

On behalf of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities , Gloria Rojas presented the Tenafly Public Library with the 21st Annual NJCH Book Award Collection with 29 brand new books to add to its humanities collection Nov.

Critics of relaxing travel restrictions to Cuba said today that the Castro regime first has to agree to return criminal fugitives, including a woman who murdered a New Jersey state trooper in 1973.

But some accounting experts despair over a resulting lack of checks on management's assessment of internal controls of financial reporting.

Regarding "Battle over religious license plates goes on" : It seems abundantly clear that it is U.S. District Court Judge Cameron Currie who is violating the Constitution, as well as his oath of office, and not Florida or the groups promoting the "I Believe" license plates.

Who knew the FHA was growing so rapidly : But the New Deal-era agency has seen its market share swell, to around one-quarter of the mortgage market today, up from 2% in 2006, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said Monday he was surprised by Del.

Capital reserves of the Federal Housing Administration have fallen well below legally required levels, due to significant losses on home loans made before this year, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said on Thursday.

The Federal Housing Administration's financial cushion has fallen to a dangerously low level, but government officials say the agency should avoid a taxpayer bailout under "most economic scenarios." The agency, a major source of funds for first-time homebuyers, faces mounting concerns that it will eventually need a financial infusion.

The health care reform bill, passed by five votes over the weekend by the House of Representatives, was in many ways made in New Jersey.

Students at Liberty University, which was founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, are credited with producing an upset victory for a Republican candidate in Virginia.

This week, by a vote of 37-32, the House Financial Services Committee voted to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to permanently exempt companies valued at less than $75 million from the audit portion of that law.

CHARLOTTESVILLE - The University of Virginia's Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership offers two political training programs to those interested in becoming more active in public service in Virginia - be they Republicans, Democrats or independents.

Congress will vote on Healthcare Reform this week. Today, we have sent 2 busloads to Washington, DC for a "Congressional House Call" If you were unable to attend the trip to Washington, please consider making a "Congressional House Call" locally.

Rep. John Shadegg said he plans to buck right-to-life groups and his own party and vote "present" on a Democratic amendment that would prevent federal funding for abortions as part of health-care overhaul legislation.

President Barack Obama walks with Senior Adviser David Axelrod, left, Reggie Love, personal aide, center, and Phil Schiliro, legislative affairs director, right, Saturday, Nov.

Protesters came to Washington by the thousands Thursday to urge Congress to defeat a major overhaul of health care and were not happy when Rep.