Word: civic
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...Iraq has the potential to be either a wonderful victory for democracy or a blight on America's foreign-policy record. The next few months will be crucial. Troops and money alone will not establish security and sovereignty; more nation-building techniques must be applied. Aggressive and proactive civic action is essential for a successful June transition. Sarah J. Lippitt Alexandria...
...supportive of efforts to mobilize greater political activism and hopes that projects such as ClickBackAmerica.org will become commonplace as civic engagement among young people increases across the political spectrum,” he said. “We’re definitely excited to see the political energy of Harvard students so prominently on display...
...development initiative he soon lost when reporters grilled him about another issue galvanizing the south: the disappearance of prominent Muslim lawyer Somchai Neelahphaijit. Somchai, a father of five, had vanished after going to a Bangkok hotel on March 12 to meet a client. A few days later his Honda Civic?showing signs that it had been rammed by another car?was found abandoned in a parking...
...bring with us our faith, our love of family, our commitment to friendship and yes, our ambition. We hold the same values of tolerance, democracy, liberty and respect for civic duty as the descendants of the Irish, German, Polish, Jewish, Asian and African immigrants who arrived on these shores before us. And to those who need to remember, our ancestors lived on these lands before the Mayflower set sail, and they founded the first city on U.S. soil, decades before Jamestown...
...conducts a poll of 1,200 undergraduates nationwide which explores youth civic engagement and student views toward politics and public service...