Charity News from Wednesday, May. 21, 2003Senate Committee Drafts MCA Legislation; Major Step Taken to Increase U.S. Foreign AssistanceBread for the World | In March of 2002, President Bush articulated a clear vision for a new foreign assistance initiative that would narrow the "growing divide between wealth and poverty" in the world's poorest countries. 2003 National Missing and Exploited Children's Awards Honor Law Enforcement and Recovered Children National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | In recognition of National Missing Children's Day, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) held its Eighth Annual Congressional Breakfast and National Missing and Exploited Children's Awards on Capitol Hill today. Ford and National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Urge Parents, Congress to Act for Child Safety National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Ford Motor Company and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) are offering free digital safety I.D. kits to reduce the number of missing children and urging parents and Congress to keep kids safe. Study Reveals How High Glucose Causes Heart, Kidney, Other Complications in Diabetes Sufferers City of Hope | In a study of the genes that cause complications associated with diabetes, researchers have discovered how high glucose levels activate molecular pathways and genes, a process responsible for the high rates of heart, kidney, and eye diseases.
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