thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/18/2008
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Barack Obama is calling for a national day of service to take place on Jan. 19, the federal holiday for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and the day preceding Mr. Obama's inauguration.
change.gov - 12/14/2008
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change.gov —
Getting our nation back on track is going
to take all of us working together, and many...
Americans are eager to participate. With Martin Luther King Jr. Day -- traditionally a national Day of Service -- right around the corner, the Transition's ...
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Inside the Transition: Service
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Obama Defends Warren
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Meanwhile, The New York Times Caucus blog is reporting that Obama is calling for a National Day of Service on January 19, the day before the inauguration. According to the Times, the inaugural committee is contacting organizations of all kinds and ideologies and asking them to encourage their members to participate. The Times names moveon.org and Focus on the Family as left and right (ideologically speaking) examples of groups the committee is reaching out to. The committee’s decision to be so ideologically diverse suggests another ...
Why is the New York Times not investigating Buffy Wicks?
GayPatriot —
... , one to a Facebook-like TimesPeople page (which allows individuals to “share the best of NYTimes.com with friends”), the other to a pre-inaugural story on the President’s proposed National Day of Service which she would be overseeing. ...
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