Washington Post: Should National Service Be Part of Obama's Economic Plan?

Nov 26, 2008 Posted by Aaron Marquez

Yesterday, Washington Post writer, Ed O'Keefe wrote a blog posting that explored if national service should be included as part of Obama's economic plan.  

Absolutely! Americans are ready more than every for a call bold call to service.  O'Keefe's blog posting points out that there are 3 applicants for every AmeriCorps slots.  Also many programs have seen an increase in applicants in these dire economic times.

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tags Washington Post, Obama, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, Job Corps, Economy (all tags)

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