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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: public service

public service stories: 12 news summaries

 'Hit the Bitch' 
 Site Preaches 
 Against 
 Violence 

Danish 'game' takes unusual approach to PSA

Nov 17, 09 5:31 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s supposed to be a PSA against domestic violence, but ‘ Hit the Bitch ’—a webgame from a Danish advocacy group—takes things to a disturbing level. Users manipulate a big onscreen hand to beat a model, with their score advancing from “100% pussy” to “... More »

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domestic violence • violence • Denmark • domestic abuse • public service

(Newser) - A bipartisan call for public service got a warm reception today at Texas A&M, where George HW Bush welcomed President Obama and 44 hailed 41 as "an inspiration to us all." At a forum celebrating the 20th anniversary of the former president's Points of Light Institute, Obama—... More »

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president • George HW Bush • health care reform • Texas A&M • public service • President Obama • College Station, Texas • Points of Light Institute

(Newser) - Colleges around the country are making it easier for high school graduates to delay college and instead put in a year or more of public service, the Christian Science Monitor reports. More than 80 schools have partnered with AmeriCorps to give students tuition credits in exchange for such service.... More »

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higher education • college • university • gap year • grants • matching funds • Princeton • public service • defer

Michelle to
California Grads:
We Need You

First lady exhorts public service as 12K attend speech to 500 grads

May 17, 09 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - While her husband’s commencement speeches were plagued by controversy, Michelle Obama received adoration from graduates at the University of California, Merced, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. During a 29-minute address on a 100-degree day, the first lady encouraged graduates to pursue public service careers. “We are going to... More »

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California • Michelle Obama • University of California • graduation • commencement speech • college graduates • public service • Merced

 First Lady 
 Joins Elmo  
 to Push Exercise 

Sesame Street visit 'the best thing i've done,' First Lady says

May 7, 09 4:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Talk about a power couple: Michelle Obama has teamed up with Elmo to film a public service announcement about the importance of exercise and healthful eating, reports Entertainment Tonight. Michelle, a lifelong Sesame Street fan, said meeting the iconic furry character was "probably the best thing I've done” since... More »

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health • Michelle Obama • first lady • excercise • PSA • public service • Elmo • Jay-ZTV • Michelle Obama hula hoop

 Va. Repairman 
 Swiped $170K 
 From Meters 

William Fell made off with a sixth of city's total meter revenue

Apr 22, 09 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - A repairman stole $170,000 in coins from parking meters in Alexandria, Va., during the past 12 months, the Washington Post reports. William Fell, 61, looted meters in the early hours of the morning before his maintenance shifts, police say. Wary of depositing his ill-gotten gains, Fell kept the coins... More »

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theft • embezzlement • parking meters • Department of Transportation • maintenance • public service • Alexandria

(Newser) - President Obama today signed a bill to triple the size of the AmeriCorps national service program to 250,000 positions over eight years, CBS News reports. Obama signed the legislation with Sen. Ted Kennedy—"one of the finest leaders we've ever had"—nearby. The law, named after Kennedy,... More »

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Ted Kennedy • volunteerism • public service • President Obama • AmeriCorps

 Knightley Stars 
 in Domestic 
 Violence Ad 

Spot shows successful actress' encounter with abusive partner

Apr 2, 09 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Keira Knightley gets roughed up in a new TV ad on domestic violence, the Guardian reports. Knightley, playing herself, returns home to be accused by her abusive partner of an affair with a co-star. As he beats her, the camera pulls out to reveal that they are on a film... More »

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domestic violence • domestic abuse • ad campaign • Keira Knightley • public service • domestic disturbance

 Obama Pitches Public 
 Service—On the Net 

USAService.org connects volunteers to projects

Jan 16, 09 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama, like John F. Kennedy before him, has issued a call to service in a novel medium. For Kennedy it was television, and Obama, unsurprisingly, is using the Internet to drum up volunteerism, Time reports. USAService.org allows willing citizens to find projects, or even organize them, and... More »

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Barack Obama • Internet • John F. Kennedy • volunteerism • volunteer • public service • President Obama

I'll Have to Work Twice as Hard If Appointed: Kennedy

JFK daughter admits she'd be 'unconventional choice' for Senate seat

Dec 26, 08 2:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Caroline Kennedy understands she will have to work to gain the respect of the public and her peers if she is appointed to the US Senate. "I came into this thinking I have to work twice as hard as anybody else," Kennedy told the AP. "I am... More »

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Senate • New York • Associated Press • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • inexperience • political appointee • public service

Top Grads Flood Nonprofit
for 'Lowly' Teaching Jobs

Job-hungry grads swamp nonprofit org

Dec 6, 08 5:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Students from the nation’s elite colleges are in hot pursuit of low-paying, high-stress jobs, the Washington Post reports. Inspired by Barack Obama’s message of hope and disillusioned by a battered Wall Street, prospective graduates have boosted applications to Teach for America alone by 50%. “I don’t... More »

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education • Barack Obama • job • Teach for America • students • public service

ANALYSIS

Way More Than Just Standing By Her Man

Michelle Obama's
public service a boon
to Barack's rise

Aug 25, 08 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Barack Obama met Michelle Robinson, she was on the fast track at a prestigious Chicago law firm. As the story goes, Obama took her with him when he left to start a public life, surprising Michelle’s friends and family. But Mrs. Obama’s own entrée into not-for-profit... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • nonprofit • Election 2008 • sacrifice • public service • nuclear family

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