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Giving Back Without Waiting for the Ask

Johanna Garton | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Community Service, Volunteering, Civic Engagement, Americorps, Non-Profit, Volunteer, Kennedy Serve America Act, Volunteerism, Denver News

As I tried to get deeper into what I saw as an unacceptable response, it soon became clear that my husband's main objection was important: pleas for help are just too generic.

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Senator Kennedy Made Me Do This

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bilingual Education, S-Chip, Children, Ryan White, Immigration, Ted Kennedy, HIV/AIDS, Senator Hatch, Health Care, Americorps, CARE Act, Massachusetts, Poverty, Minimum Wage, Healthcare, Politics News

Kennedy's career was marked by a decades-long commitment to help those with the least political power - the poor, children, immigrants, and the uninsured.

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Ted Kennedy, National Service and the Art of the Deal

Steven Waldman | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bipartisanship, Ted Kennedy, National Service, John F. Kennedy, Americorps, Liberals, Peace Corps, Politics News

Far from being an ideologue, Kennedy was invariably the guy going for the deal, as he was during the creation of AmeriCorps.

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Ted Kennedy, Public Service and Our Collective Charge

Lauren Melcher | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Serve America Act, Peace Corps, Senator Edward Kennedy, Americorps, Jim Scheibel, Corporation for National Service, Senator J.D. Melcher, Public Service, Politics News

Today, as we remember the youngest Kennedy brother's life and achievements, I'm renewing my pledge to support the Serve America Act.

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The Role Of Private Citizens In Service And Giving

Bruce R. Lindsey | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living

Read More: William Jefferson Clinton, Clinton Foundation, All for Good, Americorps, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Living News

As President Clinton often says, intelligence, ability, and aspiration are evenly distributed across societies -- organization, investment, and opportunity are not.

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McCaskill Accepts IG Firing Reason From Obama

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Americorps, Americorps IG, Americorps Inspector General, Fired Ig, Gerald Walpin, Fired Ig Gerald Walpin, Americorps Fired Ig, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The national service agency's inspector general, fired by President Barack Obama, disputed on Wednesday claims from the White House...

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An Honest Mission... in a Bottle

Seth Goldman | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Community Service, Honest Tea, Americorps, Fair Trade, Service, Business News

Yes, it's an unlikely path, but my career as a beverage entrepreneur actually has its roots in the national service movement.

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What It's Like When President Obama Signs the Landmark "Serve America" Bill at Your School (My Day Today!)

Dan Brown | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Serve America Act, Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Colin Powell, SEED School of Washington DC, Usher, Teddy Kennedy, SEED School, Barack Obama, National Service Bill, Starfish Story, Edward Kennedy, Rajiv Vinnakota, Eric Adler, Americorps, Orrin Hatch, Flotus, Dan Brown, Politics News

The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act will recruit more quality teachers to schools like mine, more health-care workers in low-income areas, and more supporters for veterans, just as a start.

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MSNBC Takes Michele Bachmann's "Youth Re-Education Camp" Seriously

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Msnbc, Contessa Brewer, Youth Re-Education Camps, Americorps, Erin Billings, Michele Bachmann, Politics News

At what point does the uptick in incidences of Michele Bachmann saying crazypants nonsense in front of reporters graduate from political-cultural oddi...

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Amid Clouds of Cynicism, National Service Act A Breath of Fresh Air

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Congress, Americorps, Democrats, National Service, Kennedy, National Service Act, Politics News

The bipartisan Congressional support for this cornerstone of the Democratic agenda is an encouraging sign that solutions are possible -- and that not all politics are polarized.

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National Service Bill Boosts Opportunity for Older Americans

Mark Miller | Posted 05.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Americorps, Obama National Service, Barack Obama, National Service, Elderly, Volunteering, Midlife, Business News

National community service programs are about to undergo a major change that will involve more midlife and retired people who want to get involved in helping their communities.

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Where Have All the Grownups Gone?

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D. | Posted 04.26.2009 | Living

Where's the gravitas? Where are the leaders? This is no time for our most experienced men and women to be on the bench.

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The Next Great American Institution

Gracye Cheng | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Obama, Public Service Academy, Public Service, Representative Jim Moran, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Rahm Emanuel, Americorps, Peace Corps, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Politics News

The Public Service Academy, when it is built, will not only provide unprecedented access to public service for young people, but bring respect and prestige back to public service in our country.

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Darkening Clouds... Silver Lining?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Foreclosures, Serve America Act, Job Losses, Economic Downturn, Unemployment, Job Cuts, Charity, Service, Economy, Donations, Americorps, Giving, Recession, Politics News

While we are trying to move the economy to full capacity, we also need to make sure that our communities are operating at full capacity. Our full capacity of giving. Our full capacity of service. Our full capacity of compassion. As America's Misery Index soars, so must our Empathy Index.

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Obama's First Betrayal?

Laurence Leamer | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Peace Corps, Obama Service, Americorps, Service, Barack Obama, Peace Corps, Obama Americorops, Politics News

Has he turned away from his most exalted ideals in an act of such spiritual malfeasance that it will condemn his administration?

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The Business of Service

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Cityyear, Community Service, Ethos Water, Inauguration Day 2009, Obama Transition Team, National Service, Patagonia, Teach for America, Americorps, Youthbuild, GOOD Magazine, Barack Obama, MLK Day, Peace Corps, Cisco Systems, Obama Service, Service, Living News

The corporations and small businesses that power American growth and shape our society could be the fuel that turbo-charges our vision of national service.

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Ask Not What Obama Can Do for You -- Ask What You Can do for Obama

Linda Bergthold | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: President-Elect Barack Obama, Peace Corps, Presidential Election 2008, Obama Election Day, Sarah Palin, Americorps, New York Times, Volunteer Stories Obama, Barack Obama, Politics News

It's not really Obama's responsibility to keep us involved. It really is ours. So here are some suggestions I have for keeping alive his call to service.

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Innovation Strategy: Music Service Corps

Kiff Gallagher | Posted 07.31.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Chris Gallagher, National Service, Arts, Innovation, Music, Americorps, Education for the Twenty-First Century, Public Schools, Public Education, Kiff Gallagher, Kiff, Entertainment News

The critical skills a child develops when she struggles with her instrument or finds her voice in a choir are the same ones needed to succeed in the creative economy and solve our greatest future challenges.

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