Washington-Williams has enriched the lives of
many and has helped to change the fabric of American history.

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. Urge them to
reject the Administration's recommendation to rescind VOCA funding and, in
turn, preserve some semblance of justice for us all.

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During the past year,
when interviewed, Dr.
Dr. Washington-Williams' desire is to provide her children with
the truth and fulfillment of their heritage.

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8 million crime victims were recipients of VOCA -funded
assistance that enabled crucial interventions to help them heal from the
trauma of their insidious fate, while providing needed financial assistance to
minimize egregious expenses resulting from emergency room services, funeral
expenses, and loss of work.

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Dr. Essie Mae Washington-Williams Daughter of the Late Sen. Strom Thurmond Sets the Record Straight

Frank Wheaton, regarding her interest in pursuing claims
against the Thurmond Estate are false.

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In 1908 Belle Gunness enticed fourteen men to her farm in Laporte, Indiana, by promising them marriage.

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Washington-Williams denies
all statements recently published in various newspapers in South
Carolina indicating that she plans to challenge the Estate.

It's More Than a Crisis; It's a Crime! According to PCAR

Despite their unique circumstances , there is one
common denominator - innocent people have now become a statistic carrying a
new label .

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Essie Mae
Washington-Williams, the daughter of the late Senator Strom Thurmond,
announced today that recent statements attributed to her former
attorney, Mr. Fact is,
we all are vulnerable; yet each of us can do something to preserve this
deserved right.

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Per Dr. Washington-Williams has consistently stated that
she accepts the contents of her father's wishes as stated in his will
and never planned to mount a challenge.
In any single moment across this county, lives will be ended by drunk
drivers, children will be tortured and abused, women will be raped and beaten,
loved ones will be murdered, others will be robbed and assaulted ..

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Not from bankruptcy per se,
but from politics.

Her cause of death is unknown.

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In FY 2003, 3.
Crime occurs at any time of the day, in communities large and small, among
all races, genders, and socio-economic classes and no one is immune.

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.
Vital to their efforts to heal and negotiate the systems that stand ready
to acknowledge them is funding through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) that
provides supportive services to minimize the impact of victimization upon the
victims of personal, often violent crimes.

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Washington -Williams, Mr., One only needs to look at the
daily headlines in any newspaper across the country to comprehend the
magnitude of personal crimes committed against innocent persons, many of whom
are simply at the wrong place at the wrong time, minding their own business,
simply doing the right thing .
And in the end, a new identity emerges. All you need to do is contact your federal legislators ,
beginning with Senator Arlen Specter (202-224-4254), Senator Rick Santorum
(202-224-6324) or the state representative serving your area.

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She has further fulfilled
her goal of publishing a book of her life story. Victim of Crime Act Funding to be Slashed; Victims Lose in the End

HARRISBURG, Pa. At the same time, they enter the complex and frequently
overwhelming criminal justice system - as a witness in the case that the state
brings against the alleged criminal or as a bystander (in the event of a
murder victim).

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that of crime victim.
Yet, VOCA funding is on the brink of collapse.

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Dr. In coming forward
with her life story, Dr. Fact
is, no one deserves to be a crime victim, but every crime victim deserves to
have access to services that reduces the impact of traumatic victimization and
further gives them the tools and resources to move forward.

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Wheaton was never authorized to make any
statements with regard to the Thurmond Estate. The
monies that fund VOCA do not come from taxpayers; instead, they are generated
from the collection of Federal criminal fines, forfeitures and special
assessments.

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It is an identity that brings with
it trepidation and intimidation, physical injury, and emotional trauma as they
view the world through a new lens, face new vulnerabilities and know new
realities. In Pennsylvania alone, there were more than
137,860 crime victims who received 359,406 direct service interventions.

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it is a
list that goes on and on.

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Such services include emergency
assistance/shelter, counseling, advocacy, and assistance in negotiating the
criminal justice system, in addition to financial compensation for loss of
work and medical and funeral expenses resulting from crime victimization.

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National Desks/Business Editors/Political Writers/Legal Writers

LOS ANGELES----Dr.

Under the current Administration efforts are underway to
rescind the entire Fund at the end of FY 2006, diverting funds into other
areas that are not victim-related; leaving in its wake a path of crippling
destruction that will result in the loss of critical services for millions of
victims of crime nationwide and thousands upon thousands of victims in
Pennsylvania .