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  • September 2008

    • Kennedy Crafts Proposal for Paid National Service 'Army'

      Boston Globe  |  Sep 12, 08 2:55 AM CDT

      Kennedy Crafts Proposal for Paid National Service 'Army'

      (Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy has crafted a sweeping national service bill, to be introduced today, that would recruit 175,000 citizens of all ages to work in health, education, environmental protection and anti-poverty programs—with their pay partially subsidized by the government. The plan would provide $5 billion over five years to encourage citizens to work in community organizations—including faith-based groups—on programs aimed at solving national problems. More »

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      Senate  • Ted Kennedy  • John F. Kennedy  • legislation  • citizenship  • community service

  • June 2008

    • Boy George to Sing for NYC Street Sweepers

      New York Daily News  |  Jun 12, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      Boy George to Sing for NYC Street Sweepers

      (Newser) - Boy George is planning a private gig as a thank-you to the people who helped him keep New York's streets clean during his week of court-ordered community service, the New York Daily News reports. The singer, who says city workers treated him very kindly during his 2006 punishment for wasting police time, will play the sanitation department's family picnic this summer. More »

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      New York City  • concert  • singer  • community service  • sanitation  • Boy George

  • March 2008

    • T.I. Will Get Jail Sentence in Weapons Rap

      Associated Press  |  Mar 27, 08 4:32 PM CDT

      T.I. Will Get Jail Sentence in Weapons Rap

      (Newser) - Rapper T.I.—aka Clifford Harris—pleaded guilty today in Atlanta to weapons charges, the AP reports. Harris will have to spend about a year in jail but must complete 1,500 hours of community service first; he also faces three years' house arrest and a $100,000 fine. Addressing youth groups on the dangers of guns, drugs, and gangs will be his first stop. More »

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      prison  • gun  • hip-hop  • Atlanta  • rap music  • plea bargain  • community service  • automatic weapons

  • June 2007

    • Paris Is Liberated

      Associated Press  |  Jun 26, 07 7:00 AM CDT

      Paris Is Liberated

      (Newser) - Our long national nightmare is over; Paris is out of the slammer. The heiress left the Los Angeles County jail in Lynwood just 15 minutes after midnight today—technically completing a three-week stay—and was swarmed by a crowd of waiting photographers enroute to her parents' black SUV. More »

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      Los Angeles  • Paris Hilton  • jail  • probation  • community service

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