Obama, Clinton, Kennedy Issue New Call to Serve


	Obama, Clinton, Kennedy Issue New Call to Serve

katsteevns

4-22-2009 5:18 PM

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katsteevns says:

With this "call", maybe Obama is putting out feelers to see if he will succeed in launching that other program. You know, the Civilian Security Force of which he said will be "just as powerful, just as well-funded, as our military".

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4-23-2009 1:22 PM

chipgiii

Kennedy's contribution - river rides above and below

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