littlegreenfootballs.com - 11/7/2008
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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. President-Elect Obama will expand national ...
hotair.com - 11/10/2008
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hotair.com —
The New York Times’ Eric Lichtblau takes a
look at a potential Attorney General nominee in the
nascent Barack Obama administration — and it’s a familiar face. Jamie S. [...] Read the rest »
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The return of The Wall?
littlegreenfootballs.com - 11/8/2008
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littlegreenfootballs.com —
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 ...
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Obama Quietly Revokes His Plan for a Draft
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com - 11/11/2008
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hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com —
A petition is circulating online to draft former
MD Lt. Gov. Michael Steele for Republican National Committee
chairman. Steele served one four-year term in MD's No. 2 job. He ran for U.S. Senate in 2006 but was defeated by then-Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin .
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A 'Draft Steele' Effort
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Obama website: Hey, let’s make community service compulsory for students
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Obama website: Hey, let’s make community service compulsory for students posted at 2:45 pm on November 7, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Intriguing. Will that be in lieu of or in addition to the three months of compulsory civil defense training Rahm Emanuel wants 18-to-25-year-olds to do? The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation’s challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps and will create a new Classroom Corps to help ...
ObamaCorps (or, How I learned to stop worrying and love a nation dependent upon a huge federalized government)
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... are already jumping on the issue. Of course, this isn’t the first time a nation has mandated national service for its youth. Nazi Germany is most (in)famous for its ...
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