| Obama’s Corps: You Can Choose, I Mean You Are Required 12 days ago by blogger @ the blog of record So this is what Barack Obama means when he says “you choose”: “you’ll be required”. The “America Serves” section of Obama’s “office of the president-elect” web site begins with a citation from his own victory speech: “When you choose to serve — whether it’s your nation, your community or simply your ... The Blog of Record - theblogofrecord.com ·  1 reference |
| Michelle Obama talks about AmeriCorps 13 days ago by Richard Melo In a post-election interview with Newsweek, Michelle Obama talks about potential expansion to AmeriCorps and national service, as well as her association with Public Allies. Again, with the economy such an issue, it’s great to see that national service isn’t getting placed on the back burner! Tagged ... The New Service - thenewservice.wordpress.com · Rank: 62,630 · 6 references |
| Obama’s “Civilian National Security Force” Update 13 days ago by Blue Collar Muse The election was decided just two days ago. It didn’t take long for one of Obama’s most controversial and largely unheralded new programs to hit the news wires. It’s not his tax plans or his plans to “spread the wealth”, it’s not a cabinet or staff appointment, it’s not even a demure revelation that ... Blue Collar Muse - conservablogs.com/bluecollarmuse · Rank: 10,418 · 132 references |
| Wired Up, Ready to Go 13 days ago by Linda Goin In keeping with transparency from the new presidential administration, President-Elect Barack Obama has a hold on the Internet as he did throughout his entire campaign. Now, Americans can go to Change.gov to browse through issues, changes in the new administration, public schedules, briefing schedul ... Appomattox - appomattoxnews.com · 2 references |
| change.gov 14 days ago by Richard Melo I checked out the presidential transition change.gov website today to see if I could find much about national service. Yikes, it’s a high enough priority that it even gets its own tab (”America Serves”) across the top of the page! There isn’t that much content yet (but that might change by the time ... The New Service - thenewservice.wordpress.com · Rank: 62,630 · 6 references |
| Michelle Obama Prepares Her Family for the White House 14 days ago by The Torch Leader How is Michelle Obama planning to navigate the journey from candidate's wife to First Lady? And what agenda will she bring to the East Wing? Mrs. Obama spoke to NEWSWEEK's Richard Wolffe shortly before the election, in a small equipment room at the side of a high-school gym in Akron, Ohio, just befo ... Torch Leader News - torchleader.com/tlnews |
| Goodbye to all that. 16 days ago by Mary During the buildup to the Iraq War in 2002-2003, I was serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA in Helena, Montana. One thing most people don't know about AmeriCorps (until they enroll) is that there are some restrictions placed on members' abilities to engage in public political activities. The purpose of th ... Stronger Than Dirt - maryasbach.blogspot.com · 2 references |
| what i’ve been up to! 18 days ago by ariane Sooo, as you should know by now I am in Florida. I have been working hard trying to figure out what I’m gonna do with myself. When I first got down here I looked a lot at what I wanted for myself in the future, and what steps I could take to make these goals more in reach. I know I like being outsid ... ArianeBurke.com - arianeburke.com |
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