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After three virulent days of pigs and lipstick, the presidential campaign shifted from overdrive to a measured idle on the anniversary of 9/11, as John McCain and Barack Obama answered questions separately about what they would do to bolster volunteerism and service among Americans. The candidates met briefly on a stage at Columbia University for a quick hug and a handshake in between interviews with TIME managing editor Richard Stengel and PBS correspondent Judy Woodruff at the ServiceNation Presidential Forum...
...counting on the ignorance of others. Although it is true that all three former Presidents were Republicans, Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt were social liberals whose political ideology had far more in common with today?s Democrats. If McCain feels compelled to call on the ghosts of former presidents to bolster his conservative credentials, he can keep Reagan on the list but if he values historical accuracy, he ought to replace Lincoln and TR with Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. Steven R. Butler, Richardson, Texas...
Providing food aid has traditionally involved doling out portions to long lines of hungry people. And while that still makes sense in emergencies, IRD proposed that the most cost-effective and sustainable approach was to partner with and bolster existing businesses instead. "It's important for people not just to get handouts of food but to work. We showed you could do it," says Arthur Keys, 63, a minister in the United Church of Christ and former labor-union organizer who eventually started his own business advising nonprofits on how to obtain grants. He founded...
...President, I will create a Service to America initiative to bolster the teaching of American history and civics education and to inspire Americans to serve causes greater than their self-interest. Civic participation over a lifetime, working in neighborhoods and communities and service of all kinds--military and civilian, full-time and part-time, national and international--will strengthen America's civic purpose...
...Once Palin was chosen, Scully tailored the speech to the Alaska governor, highlighting her biography and using her PTA background and local political experience (contrasted so memorably with Obama's work as a community organizer) to bolster his two themes. Where much media attention in the wake of her surprise naming has focused on Palin's views on cultural issues like abortion, the speech carefully steered away from ideological touchstones. Palin was shown as an average mainstream American looking to bring change to Washington, further bolstering McCain's overarching message of reforming the wasteful Federal Government...