Various training and interactive sessions were the heart and purpose of the Sections Congress and topics related to making stronger IEEE chapters and sections, giving the individual members skills that they need to be effective volunteers and helping members serve the world.

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Those are some of the topics members of Congress are tackling today.

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Congress summoned Greenspan for his wisdom on a range of topics outside the overall health of the U.S. economy.

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When ABC News airs a group interview with 19 of the 20 female representatives of the newly elected Congress tonight, Diane Sawyer will solicit their take on topics including the fiscal cliff, political gridlock, their male colleagues, and what it will be like to have more women on the Hill.

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Because of this, Congress opts to try and tackle the low-hanging fruit and the topics that will generate the most publicity.

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Project Nur, a student-inspired initiative of the American Islamic Congress, is a program intended to engage Muslim students and others on college campuses on these and other topics.

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