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		<title>SFCG Co-Hosts Expert Panel on Africa Community Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SFCG and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) recently co-sponsored a discussion titled, Community Media in West Africa. Hosted at the Woodrow Wilson Center on Nov. 13, the event featured an impressive panel of journalism and media experts<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2453&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>John and Susan Collin Marks: Finding Common Ground, Weak Approach for Presidents?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["The common ground is not always the high ground," writes Leon Wieseltier in the New Republic. "It informs the other side that what you most desire is the deal that you will never acknowledge the finality of the difference, and never be satisfied with the integrity of opposition. There is a reason that 'uncompromising' is a term of approbation."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2424&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SFCG Latest Projects on Racial Healing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an organization dedicated to solving conflict through dialogue, Search For Common Ground, convened a Racial Healing Working Group this year. The event was hosted by SFCG’s Leadership Wisdom Initiative along with the Faith and Politics Institute.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2435&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can Peacebuilding Efforts Prevent Future Fort Hood?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In light of such a narrative and the recent violence at Fort Hood, Brooks’ article sparks several questions for the field of peacebuilding:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2418&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Struggle for Common Ground: US Debates Rights of the Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To date, the United States is one of only two UN member nations (the other being Somalia) that have not ratified the CRC. This raises the question: What common ground must be reached in order for U.S. debate on the Convention to be put to rest? <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2413&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Milwaukee to Morocco: Innovative Projects Decrease School Violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SFCG programs and U.S. schools use common, creative tools to address youth. 
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		<title>How Armed Conflict Impacts Children: 10 Year Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most recent meeting of the WNCAC was hosted at John Hopkins School of International Studies in late October and highlighted the Machel Study 10-Year Strategic Review.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2405&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Common Ground Awards: A Night of Celebration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year since 1998, Search for Common Ground has presented Common Ground Awards to people and organizations that have made outstanding achievements in conflict resolution, community building and peacebuilding.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2379&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Design Monitoring &amp; Evaluation: An Inside Look on SFCG Programs</title>
		<link>http://sfcg.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/design-monitoring-evaluation-an-inside-look-on-sfcg-programs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Search for Common Ground is one of the largest peacebuilding organizations worldwide. We are often asked how do we do what we do? Integral to our operations and success is our Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation team. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions regarding DM&#38;E.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2370&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vice Pres. Joe Biden Names U.S. Senate leader in Finding Common Ground</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through word and deed, Sen. Orrin Hatch has demonstrated that a member of Congress can work to pass meaningful, bipartisan legislation without compromising his core principles and strongly held ideological convictions.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfcg.wordpress.com&blog=2697803&post=2361&subd=sfcg&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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