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<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif">The National Coalition for History welcomes Morgan, Angel, & Associates, LLC. as the newest members of the NCH. Morgan, Angel, & Associates are recognized leaders in historical and public policy research and analysis and the NCH is thrilled that they have joined the coalition. <br>
<a href="http://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=42b0ada23c&e=79ebd3acbe" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://www.morganangel.com/</a></span></span><br>
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<font color="#000080" face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:22px"><strong>Urge Conress to Restore Funding for K-12 History & Civics Education </strong></span></font><br>
<span style="font-size:16px">Negotiations to finalize a rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Eduction Act (ESEA) resumed when Congress returned after Labor Day. Quite Simply, the Senate bill restores federal funding for K-12 history. <a href="http://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=1418be0bb2&e=79ebd3acbe" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Read More</a></span><br>
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<font face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The fiscal year 2016 appropriations process in Congress has broken down despite a burst of momentum over June and July. For the first time in six years, both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees completed action on the twelve funding bills before the August recess. <a href="http://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=75e5901e53&e=79ebd3acbe" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Read More</a></span></font>
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<font color="#b22222" style="line-height:20.8px"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Billington to Retire September 30</strong></span></font><br>
<strong style="line-height:20.8px">Dr. James H. Billington announced that he will retire as the 14th Librarian of Congress on Sept. 30</strong><br style="line-height:20.8px">
<span style="line-height:20.8px">News from the Library of Congress 9.25. 2015</span><br style="line-height:20.8px">
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<strong style="line-height:20.8px"><font color="#b22222"><span style="font-size:17px">Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew Confirmed as Director of Institute of Museum and Library Services</span></font></strong><br>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px"><strong>Dr. Matthew's nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on Tuesday night.</strong><br>
NIMLS Press Release, 9.23.2015</span><br style="line-height:20.8px">
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="line-height:20.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:18px"><strong>IMLS Announces Grant of More than $25 Million for U.S. Museums</strong></span></font><br style="line-height:20.8px">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px">NIMLS Press Release, 9.15.2015</span><br style="line-height:20.8px">
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<span style="line-height:1.6em"><strong><font color="#b22222"><span style="font-size:16px">Notice of Funding Opportunities: Five IMLS Museum Grant Programs for FY 2016</span></font></strong><br>
<span style="font-size:14px"><strong>The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting museum grant program applications</strong></span><br>
IMLS Press Release, 9.15.2015<br>
<a href="http://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=32cda62c4c&e=79ebd3acbe" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.imls.gov/news-events/news-releases/notice-funding-opportunities-five-imls-museum-grant-programs-fy-2016</a></span><br style="line-height:20.8px">
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<font color="#b22222"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>CIA Relents in Secrecy Fight on Presidential Intelligence Briefings</strong></span></font><br>
<span style="line-height:1.6em"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>The briefings detail some of the biggest crises since the 1960s</strong></span><br>
Politico, 9.15.2015</span><br>
<a href="http://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=7e1ddb57fd&e=79ebd3acbe" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/cia-presidential-intelligence-briefings-213661</a>
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<strong style="color:#b22222;font-size:16px;line-height:20.7999992370605px">President Obama Awards 2014 National Humanities Medal</strong><br>
<strong>Ten Distinguished Humanities Recipients Receive Honor </strong><br>
National Endowment for the Humanities Newsroom 9.03.2015<br>
<a href="http://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=ae367ad1ae&e=79ebd3acbe" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://www.neh.gov/news/press-release/2015-09-03</a><br>
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