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Obama Appoints Domestic Violence Advisor

Jun 26th, 2009 In: Violence in the News By: admin Comments 0

Progress is being made!  Today Vice President Joe Biden announced the appointment of Lynn Rosenthal to be the advisor of President Barack Obama on the issues of violence against women.  Biden stated that advisor role is “an ambition and dream come true.”

Rosenthall has been a long time advocate and expert in domestic violence policy who has worked with many organizations including the National Network to End Domestic Violence.  This is huge step to help ensure that government agencies continue, and hopefully advance, the efforts of many organizations across the country who work everyday to help the countless women who fall victim to relationship violence.

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