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		<title>Dr. Biden visits Army Wives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, I was pleased to join my friend, Tanya Biank at a very special viewing of Army Wives.  The event was hosted by Chief of Staff of the Army, General Casey and Mrs. Sheila Casey at the Ft. Belvoir community center.  They were using the viewing as an opportunity to recognize Dr. Jill Biden [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suehoppin.com/events/dr-biden-visits-army-wives/</link>
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		<title>A White House Meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A week or two ago, I received an interesting invitation to attend a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to provide feedback on different programs and initiatives currently underway to support military families. The meeting is part of an ongoing effort by the military family inter-agency policy committee announced by the administration a few [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suehoppin.com/events/a-white-house-meeting/</link>
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		<title>One bad egg</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been a lot of discussion of late about a commander&#8217;s wife down at Ft. Bragg who was so demoralizing to her FRG and families that she has been banned from participating.  The article that first appeared in the Fayetteville Observer went into all the gorey details complete with timeline of grievances.  A shorter article [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suehoppin.com/tips-and-advice/one-bad-egg/</link>
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		<title>Launch Party</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know those moments in your life you inherently know you will remember forever?  Last night was one of those nights. It&#8217;s amazing to think that months, years of dreaming of a network for military spouses to mentor, network and learn from one another finally culminated in the launch of the National Military Spouse Network.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suehoppin.com/events/launch-party/</link>
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		<title>MilSpouse Friday Focus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last November, DoD hosted a National Leadership Summit on Military Families in conjunction with the US Department of Agriculture and the University of Maryland.  Over 150 leaders from organizations that provide support to military families along with some family members brainstormed ways to improve family support programs.  The report from that event is now out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suehoppin.com/events/338/</link>
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		<title>MilSpouse Friday Focus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy day after [tax day]!  Did you all get your returns in on time?  Personally, we&#8217;re thrilled that Virginia extends the deadline for the state income tax return to May 3rd, because this MSRRA stuff is proving to be complicated and frankly, we could use the extra weeks.  If you find yourself in the same [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suehoppin.com/resources/milspouse-friday-focus-5/</link>
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		<title>The Basic Black Dress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So how many of you are familiar with the skit, The Basic Black Dress?  It used to be something that would trotted out every once in awhile for a spouse club event when different board members would play the role of the military spouse through 20 years.  Well, some milspouse Twitter friends were looking for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suehoppin.com/miscellaneous/the-basic-black-dress/</link>
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		<title>A New Adventure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple months ago, I left a dream job spearheading military spouse outreach initiatives for a wonderful military association. Many people thought I was crazy, but I wanted to create something out of whole cloth just for spouses. Looking around at all the talented military spouses I know who have professional careers and aspirations and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suehoppin.com/events/a-new-adventure/</link>
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		<title>MilSpouse Friday Focus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DoD&#8217;s office of Military Community and Family Policy has come under some scrutiny over the past month or so due to the MyCAA accounts, but don&#8217;t let that single program cloud your entire judgment of a group of people who work tirelessly on behalf of military families.  The folks at MCFP also &#8220;own&#8221; plenty of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suehoppin.com/events/milspouse-friday-focus-4/</link>
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		<title>Road Trip Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As promised, here are some pictures of the Road Trip.  There&#8217;s something to be said about fun with the girls.  Can&#8217;t wait for Charleston!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.suehoppin.com/events/road-trip-part-ii/</link>
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