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Obama Quietly Revokes His Plan for a Draft
littlegreenfootballs.com - 11/8/2008
Obama Quietly Revokes His Plan for a Draft
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Politics | Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 8:49:23 pm PST Earlier today we posted about Barack Obama s plan to require community service from middle school, high school, and college students. This is how it read at the time: The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the ...
littlegreenfootballs.com - 11/7/2008
The Return of the Draft
— littlegreenfootballs.com — At his “changeover” site, Barack Obama has announced a plan to draft young Americans to perform “community... service.” The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation’s challenges. ... (more) The Return of the Draft

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Betsy's Page:  The Obama campaign air-brushes out his call for mandatory service

NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias:  Obama's 'Service in College' Program at Change.gov Promises $40 an Hour

Hot Air » Top Picks:  Flashback audio: Senator Obama talks about mandatory national service

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The Obama campaign air-brushes out his call for mandatory service
Betsy's Page — LGF notes how the Obama team has quietly changed his website from requiring community service of students from middle school to college to "setting a goal" for the middle and high school students and "developing a plan" for the college students in exchange for getting $4000 for their tuition. Apparently, they realized that all those dewey-eyed kids who supported his campaign might not like being forced to "volunteer." And where does the federal government get the authority anyway to require service of middle and high school students? What a mess that idea would be. But I'm sure ...

Obama's 'Service in College' Program at Change.gov Promises $40 an Hour
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... But one item noted last night by Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs remains in the "Service" section (a copy for future reference ...

Flashback audio: Senator Obama talks about mandatory national service
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... from students. After the outcry from the ’sphere, the “requirement” language was quietly replaced by more ambiguous language about ...

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