But also back then members of Congress weren't asked to cast votes on whether gay people could adopt, get married, serve in the military or receive benefits.

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While the federal government mandates schools that receive federal money serve a free lunch to children whose families meet a certain income, the funds don't cover the entire cost of the meal.

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"We're thrilled to expand our relationship with Zynga and provide an easy way for players to earn Zynga virtual game cash by learning about Serve and signing up to receive the many benefits of our digital wallet, " said Dan Schulman, President of Enterprise Growth, American Express.

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"These service members have made extraordinary sacrifices for our nation and we're going to do everything possible to ensure that qualified immigrants who serve in our military and who wish to receive U.S. citizenship receive that at the absolute earliest opportunity, " Rhatigan says.

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Next year, 30 young men carefully vetted from a pool of 300 volunteers will receive a yearlong deferral of their military service to serve with the Guardsmen.

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In addition, a real-world school will be built in India offering children a place to receive the remote lessons, and it well also serve as a research centre into self-directed learning.

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Virginia based Amerigroup has developed a reputation for profitability while, at the same time, innovating programs designed to better serve Medicaid beneficiaries and to improve the quality of care they receive while saving states money in the process.

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