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• GOP Inquiry Fails To Show Obama’s Firing Of AmeriCorps IG Was Politicized

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 162
  by Justin Elliott TPM Muckraker A congressional GOP inquiry into the firing of the inspector general for AmeriCorps has been garnering headlines mostly for revealing details of allegations of sexual misconduct by Sacramento Mayor and Obama ally Kevin Johnson. But on the key question of whether the IG, Gerald ...
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• G.O.P. Report Connects Official to Fiancé’s Case

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  A report released by Republicans in Congress said that a school chancellor in Washington intervened on behalf of her fiancé, who was under investigation by the AmeriCorps.
  2 days ago

• Walpingate – The Plot Thickens

  
  The Lonely Conservative — Authority: 586
  The plot thickens in the scandal involving the firing of AmeriCorps IG Gerald Walpin. The Obama administration tried to portray him as some senile old man, when in fact, he may have just dug up a little too much information to keep him around. It all began when Walpin discovered that Sacramento Mayor (and Obama ...
  2 days ago

• GOP Inquiry Fails To Show Obamas Firing Of AmeriCorps IG Was Politicized

  
  TPMMuckraker — Authority: 772
  A congressional GOP inquiry into the firing of the inspector general for AmeriCorps has been garnering headlines mostly for revealing details of allegations of sexual misconduct by Sacramento Mayor and Obama ally Kevin Johnson. But on the key question of whether the IG, Gerald Walpin, was fired for improper ...
  2 days ago

• Notorious PR Firm That Reps Swift Boaters, Creationists, PhRMA Now Helping Fired IG

  
  TPMMuckraker — Authority: 772
  A heavy-hitting conservative public relations firm that flacked for Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and boasts an impressive array of right-wing clients is now helping Gerald Walpin, who was fired this summer by President Obama as the inspector general for AmeriCorps. Creative Response Concepts Public Relations ( CRC ) ...
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• Rancho Resident You Should Know: Stacey Droll

  
  The Rancho Cordova Post — Authority: 143
  Stacey Droll is trying to make Rancho Cordova a better place, and she is doing just that, one doctor at a time. Droll, 24, is an Americorps*VISTA volunteer who has been stationed in Rancho Cordova to work with the Communities and Physicians Together (CPT) program.  Her role in the program is to help doctors connect ...
  5 days ago

• “How ACORN Destroyed the Housing Market”

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 644
  Federal affordable-housing mandates were a major factor in the mortgage crisis, fueling the housing bubble and the subsequent collapse of the housing and financial markets, which helped bring down the economy.  Even the liberal Village Voice has admitted that.  Who drafted those awful mandates?  ACORN, ...
  6 days ago

• AmeriCorps Official Urged Colleague To Destroy Docs On Walpin Firing

  
  TPMMuckraker — Authority: 772
  An AmeriCorps official urged a colleague to "destroy" documents relating to the controversial firing of the agencys inspector general, according to emails obtained by a conservative news site. AmeriCorps says the request was made out of concern for the independence of the IGs office, after documents on the firing ...
  1 week ago

• Kenneth Bach Shreds Gerald Walpin Documents: AmeriCorps IG Kenneth Bach Shreds WH Evidence

  
  Maggie's Notebook — Authority: 635
  Gerald Walpin was the Inspector General (IG) for AmeriCorps. He believes he was fired by the White House (WH) for an incriminating report on AmeriCorp showing the abuse of $75 million dollars of taxpayer monies. Walpin is suing to get his job back, but evidently, documents perhaps pertaining to his case have been ...
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• Inspector General Walpin Cleared, Wants Job Back

  
  Bucks Right — Authority: 437
  Remember back in June when AmeriCorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin was fired after exposing how an Obama crony “misused federal grants” for things like car washes and donations to political campaigns?The Obama administration initially said they had “lost confidence” in Walpin and basically accused him of ...
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• Is AmeriCorps a good lead-in for Peace Corps?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 648
  (Inter)national service filter: Does an AmeriCorps stint make you a more attractive Peace Corps candidate? If what I really want to do is Peace Corps, would NCCC help me get there or be valuable of itself? Peace Corps fits into my goals, background, most intimate dreams and desires, etc. However, the application ...
  1 week ago

• Really? Another year?: Committing to Another Term of Service

  
  The New Service — Authority: 122
  This post was contributed by Kate Borman who is currently serving her second AmeriCorps VISTA term with ThreeSixty Journalism , a youth journalism program based at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Most people are shocked to hear that I chose to serve a second term as an AmeriCorps VISTA member. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Public interest lawyers as leaders

  
  Equal Justice Works Blog — Authority: 115
  On Tuesday night I was thrilled to be a part of the TEDx Potomac event in Arlington, VA. 160 Equal Justice Works Fellows and AmeriCorps Legal Fellows joined legal services professionals and staff for a week of intense substantive issue-area training and networking. But what was best about this conference was ...
  3 weeks ago

• Four-Year-Old Jack Asked Me to Draw Him a Dog

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  While working with four-year-olds as an AmeriCorps volunteer, I was once approached by Jack, who asked me to draw him a dog. And although my initial thought was "I cant draw!," I tentatively began my sketch. It was turning out to be an ok looking dog, but the inner critic was not satisfied, "The eye is not in the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Government Takeover of Charities Next

  
  Big Government — Authority: 812
  Lots of attention—appropriately—is being paid to the federal government’s new, extended reach into the private economy, setting salaries and owning auto companies.  But, beneath the radar, a combination of Obama Administration initiatives is  extending government influence over philanthropy and charitable ...
  3 weeks ago

• though i wish the ending were a little stronger, i do love the sentiment of the americorps oath

  
  mygorgeoussomewhere.org — Authority: 116
  I took this oath last week. I’m not so hot on the “America” part, since I would like to think more globally than that, but hey. It’s AmeriCorps. It’s not WorldCorps, after all. AmeriCorps oath of service I will get things done for America, to make our people safer, smarter, and healthier. I will bring ...
  3 weeks ago

• Not Hazy, Daisy, or Jay-Z… It’s Alan Khazei (Do You Know His Name?)

  
  Boston Blog — Authority: 147
  City Year founder and former Americorps CEO Alan Khazei is running for Ted Kennedy’s senate seat, and has been endorsed by Max Kennedy. Now, Khazei’s asking you to pick his campaign video . We kinda like the “I rhyme with Jay-Z platform,” but others may be more partial to this somewhat amazing take on the ...
  3 weeks ago

• New Paintings

  
  re/collections — Authority: 115
  During my Masters program in at Maryland Institute College of Art , I was also an Americorps member. As part of the program, Students are placed in various Community Organizations ( I was at the JCC of Baltimore ) and serve those organizations through Americorps while taking classes pertaining to Community Arts. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Make a Difference Day volunteers create rain garden

  
  MyMissourian.com — Authority: 139
  Shared by Julia Karll Karll is a Missouri Clean Water AmeriCorps member. Make a Difference Day is a national day of helping others, a call to each and every person to get involved and make a difference in their community, in whatever manner they can. USA WEEKEND Magazine created Make a Difference Day and is ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Volunteerism Scandals Hollywood Won’t Be Broadcasting

  
  PA Pundits - International — Authority: 516
  By Michelle Malkin at Family Security Matters Hollywood hearts Obama. Obama hearts government-directed national service. That is why you won’t be able to change the TV channel all week without getting lectured about the need to get off the couch and Do Something. (After your favorite shows are over, of ...
  4 weeks ago

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