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Tortured Congolese Mom Wins America's Hometown Hero Award and New Car

For helping to protect and rescue countless thousands of fellow refugees of genocide, a Congolese mother of ten was named "America's Greatest Hometown Hero" and awarded with a $50,000 charitable contribution and a new Volvo every three years for the rest of her life...

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An American Rebuilds Paradise Lost to War in Africa (Video)

Fifteen years after a brutal civil war, Greg Carr, an American philanthropist believes the key to revitalization in Mozambique, one of the poorest spots on the planet -- and possibly a model for African development -- is a long-forgotten park called Gorongosa.

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Sailor Honored for Boosting Morale

A Florida sailor is being honored for his outstanding mentoring and role modeling while overseas. He set up a 300-plus DVD library, held regular poker and horseshoe tournaments.

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Shooting Victim Tells How to Stop the Violence (Video)

"Before Virginia Tech, before Columbine, there was Paducah, Kentucky. A 1997 school shooting there left Missy Jenkins Smith paralyzed, but not without hope."

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German Youths Make Amends for Holocaust

Even though it was not their own generation involved in Nazi crimes against Jews, two dozen German youth worked in Israel donating a year of service in libraries, nursing homes and community centers.

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Author, 96, Proves it's Never Too Late

After his wife died a 96 year-old man decided to write. A big-time editor described it as 'unputdownable.

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Senior Collects Cans for 30 Years to Build Community Pool

An 83-year-old Kansas woman spent 30 years driving open roads, picking up aluminum cans, in a single-handed effort to raise enough money to build a community swimming pool for the children in her home town of Eskridge.

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Airline Attendants Use Overseas Flights to Aid Half Million Orphans

Airline Ambassadors International has bettered the lives of more than a half million children around the globe thanks to 590 flight attendants...