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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps stories: 2 news summaries

 Beck's Latest Rant: 
 Obama Like 
 Hussein, 
 Hitler 

Host isn't suggesting Americorps plan makes him a fascist, but...

Aug 28, 09 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Glenn Beck may have reached a new low last night when he implied President Obama’s plans to use AmeriCorps make him the equivalent of a fascist dictator, Gawker reports. One guest, Vets for Freedom vice chairman David Bellavia, fanned the flames by saying, “I’m not comparing my... More »

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Saddam Hussein • television • Barack Obama • Adolf Hitler • Fox News • Glenn Beck • right wingers • right-wing media • Obama administration • President Obama • AmeriCorps • David Bellavia • Vets for Freedom

(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

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