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Articles in Support of National Service

• The Least Defensible Budget Cut
  Tiffany Stanley, The New Republic (4/5/2011)
• Stopping Cuts That “Knock the Legs Out” From Our Communities
  Angela Glover Blackwell, The Huffington Post (4/4/2011)
• Federal Cuts in National Service Programs Could be Costly in California
  Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times (4/3/2011)
• Save the Social Innovation Fund
  Channing Wickham, The Hill Blog (4/1/2011)
• The Bush Administration’s John Bridgeland Stands Up for National Service
  Rick Cohen, The Nonprofit Quarterly Newswire (3/30/2011)
• All Together Now? AmeriCorps and the Thousand Points of Light
  Shirley Sagawa, The Huffington Post (3/29/2011)
• National Service Budget Cuts Could Devastate Nonprofits, Communities
  John Bridgeland, U.S. News and World Report (3/29/2011)
• Preserve National Service, Even in a Tight Budget
  Editorial, Boston Globe (3/29/2011)
• AmeriCorps Should Be Strengthened, Not Cut
  Gretchen Tome, Baltimore Sun (3/27/2011)
• Cuts to Community Service Would Hurt Wyo
  Rachel Chadderdon, Casper Tribune (3/27/2011)
• House Cuts Leave Volunteers Reeling
  Arik Shur, The Tennessean (3/27/211)
• They’re Here to Serve but, Cuts are Looming
  Marc McLeavey and Ann-Marie Taylor, Indianapolis Star (3/23/2011)
• AmeriCorps: Rehberg Votes Against Jobs, Service
  Jackie Simmons, Missoulian (3/23/2011)
• Volunteer Programs Facing Cuts
  Vicki Rock, Daily American (3/22/2011)
• America is Rising to Service Challenge
  Michelle Nunn, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (3/21/2011)
• Value of Volunteer Time Grows
  Philanthropy Journal (3/18/2011)
• AmeriCorps Cuts Would Endanger Education Reforms
  Carol R. Johnson, The Huffington Post (3/17/2011)
• The Leadership Development Case for National Service
  Max Clau, The Huffington Post (3/16/2011)
• Volunteer Groups Rally to Save Grants
  Kevin Bogardus, The Hill (3/15/2011)
• What George Will Got Right About Teach for America—and What He Got Wrong
  Shirley Sagawa, The Huffington Post (3/14/2011)
• Youth Rally Against Massive Program Cuts in the New York
  Nonprofit Press (3/11/2011)
• RIF Elimination Equates to Higher Illiteracy in D.C.
  Dorothy Rowley, The Washington Informer (3/10/2011)
• RSVP to Face Elimination If U.S. Senate Approves the Budget Bill
  Cresco Times-Plain Dealer (3/8/2011)
• Save Service: The Future of AmeriCorps
  Greg Propper, The Huffington Post (3/5/2011)
• Your View: Endangered AmeriCorps Teachers Change Lives of City’s Low-income Girls
  Lisa Schmid Alvord, SouthCoastToday.com (3/5/2011)
• Algra: Vital Efforts Face Federal Budget Ax
  Diana Rodriguez Algra, Lansing State Journal (3/5/2011)
• Slashing Community Service
  Penny and Pound Foolish, New York Times (3/1/2011)
• Online Petition Drive to Save AmeriCorps Strikes a Chord
  Linda Matchan, Boston Globe (2/26/2011)
• Flash Mob Draws Lunch Crowd's Attention
  KCCI Des Moines (2/25/2011)
• Stand Up for AmeriCorps
  Caleb Jonas, Kate Leist, and Mikia R. Manley, Harvard Crimson (2/24/2011)
• Grass-Roots 'Save Service' Campaign Targets Every Member of Congress
  Nancy Lewis, Youth Today (2/23/2011)
• Don't Cut Civilian National Service, Millennials Stand Ready to Serve
  Aaron Marquez, The Huffington Post (2/18/2011)
• Why We Need to Save AmeriCorps: A Lesson from New Orleans
  Nathan Rothstein, The New Prosperity (2/17/2011)
• Political Animal Column
  Steve Benan, Washington Monthly Blog (2/17/2011)
• Rein in Spending, Ramp Up Service
  John Bridgeland, Huffington Post (2/14/2011)
• Why Conservatives Should Love AmeriCorps, Not Kill It
  Shirley Sagawa, Huffington Post (2/14/2011)
• Obama's Budget Battle
  E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington Post (2/14/2011)
• Egypt's Rebellion, U.S. Competitiveness, and National Service
  Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Bloomberg (2/14/2011)
• Cut-Heavy House Spending Would Eliminate AmeriCorps and Youth Build, Among Others
  John Kelly, Youth Today (2/13/2011)
• AmeriCorps Programs Among Potential Casualties of GOP Cuts
  Bob Greene, Eyewitness News (2/12/2011)
• A Cut We Can't Afford to Make
  Diana Epstein, Center for American Progress (1/26/2011)
• Step Up For Your Country
  Stanley McCrystal, Newsweek (1/23/2011)
• Bipartisan Case for National Service
  Eric Tanenblatt, Politico (1/17/2011)

More Articles About the Budget Process

• House GOP Plans 3rd Stopgap to Avoid Shutdown
  Andrew Taylor, Associated Press (4/5/2011)
• House Approves Funding Bill Keeping Government Open Until April 8
  Paul Kane and Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post, (3/15/2011)
• Senate to Vote on Competing Spending Measures as Parties Remain Far Apart
  Brian Faler, Bloomberg (3/9/2011)
• Battle Over Budget Cuts Moves to Senate
  David Welna, NPR (3/7/2011)
• What's Lost in the House Budget Cuts
  Topic A, Washington Post (2/27/2011)
• Hill Braces for Shutdown Showdown
  Brian Friel and Sam Goldfarb, CQ (2/18/2011)
• The Unkindest Cut?
  Jonathan Cohn, The New Republic (2/17/2011)
• House GOP Pushes $61 Billion in Cutbacks
  Carl Huse, New York Times (2/15/2011)
• Cut Teach for America Funding and We'll Be Closer to Flunking the Future
  Richard Cohen, Washington Post (2/15/2011)
• House GOP Budget Cut Plan Targets AmeriCorps, Corporation for Public Broadcasting for Elimination
  AP/Huffington Post (2/12/2011)

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