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	<title>From Hope to Reality &#187; Guatemala Adoption</title>
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		<title>Good news for our Guatemala families</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guatemala Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of last week we had the very great joy of sending out the following message from Assistant Director Lisa Prather: I am writing to let everyone know that our last Carolina Hope baby came home from Guatemala this week.  I&#8217;m so happy to be able to say that every child is home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hepatitis A vaccinations: new recommendations related to international adoption</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethiopia Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guatemala Adoption]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reported by AP on February 25, 2009. (I can&#8217;t find the actual recommendation online &#8212; if you do, please let me know, and I&#8217;ll post it.) ATLANTA (AP) &#8211; A federal advisory panel is recommending hepatitis A vaccinations for everyone who has close contact with children adopted from countries where hepatitis A is common. That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guatoberfest 2008: Gathering for adoptive families in Myrtle Beach, SC</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/441/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 19:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guatemala Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Announcement about the annual Guatoberfest, to be held in Myrtle Beach, SC, this October. All adoptive families are welcome. Check out their website. (more...)]]></description>
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		<title>Hague Accreditation for Carolina Hope</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/428/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guatemala Adoption]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carolina Hope has achieved 1-year temporary Hague accreditation through the Council on Accreditation. This status permits Carolina Hope to conduct adoptions from all Hague countries and to do Hague-approved South Carolina adoption homestudies.]]></description>
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		<title>John Stossel on US intervention in the Guatemala adoption system</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/331/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/331/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guatemala Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Adoption]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over at the conservative website Townhall.com, John Stossel (formerly of 20/20) writes an eyebrow-raising piece called USA Makes Adoption Harder. I want to be very clear that some of Stossel&#8217;s statements make me uncomfortable, and this is not an endorsement of Stossel&#8217;s article. But much of what he says is a simple reality, however unpopular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USCIS: Guatemala adoption law update</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/320/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guatemala Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it&#8217;s old news now (six-days old!), but I wanted to pass along this notice from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services about the current status of Guatemala adoptions and adoption law. This press release is available from the USCIS website as a PDF. USCIS Update January 25, 2008 USCIS ANNOUNCES NEW GUATEMALAN ADOPTION LEGISLATION Intercountry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Department of State issues Guatemala adoption warning</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/293/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/293/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guatemala Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On January 11 the U.S. Department of State issued a warning (dated January 9) about the status of Guatemala adoptions. (As mentioned in a previous post, Carolina Hope has put its Guatemala adoption program on hold pending new standardized procedures for adoptions in Guatemala. Of course, cases registered under the old system are still being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala 5000 update: status of transitional adoption rules</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/281/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/281/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Joint Council on International Children&#8217;s Services (JCICS) issued an update regarding its Guatemala 5000 initiative: Joint Council Update Program: International Relations Initiative Date: January 14, 2008 Regarding: Guatemala 5000 Dear Colleagues, As part of our ongoing Guatemala 5000 Initiative, Joint Council has maintained dialogue with USDOS and USCIS and met with them most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great stocking-stuffer: &#8220;shirts that make a difference in the life of an orphan&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/251/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/251/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financing Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guatemala Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption fundraiser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elliedub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prospective adoptive family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[t-shirts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chris and Lindsey Wheeler, one of Carolina Hope&#8217;s families, are raising money for their Guatemala adoption by selling some über-cool t-shirts at ellieDub.com: Mission Tailored Clothing. I&#8217;ve known about the site for a couple weeks, but I didn&#8217;t realize that this was a Carolina Hope family. When I found out, I decided to run a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala adoption legislation update</title>
		<link>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/170/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carolinahopeadoption.org/blog/archives/170/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guatemala Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning the Joint Council on International Children&#8217;s Services issued the following announcement about newly proposed adoption legislation in the Guatemalan congress. Although this legislation hasn&#8217;t passed, this is a good step in the right direction, and it&#8217;s encouraging to adoption agencies and adoptive families. More importantly, it&#8217;s good news for Guatemalan children in need [...]]]></description>
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