Breaking News - December, 2001

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December 1, 2001: Senator Dodd holds nomination hearings

Senator Dodd holds hearings on Gaddi Vasquez Nomination

Testimony at the Hearings

Shriver calls for a New Peace Corps, Fourth Goal in speech at Yale

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PCV Lee Ullmann works with poor children in Ecuador...
PCV Lee Ullmann works with poor children in Ecuador 1 December 2001



E-mail received from Kevin Robinson, the last of the...
E-mail received from Kevin Robinson, the last of the School Construction PCVs to Gabon 1 December 2001



Morocco RPCV Sarah Chayes spends A Night in the Taliban...
Morocco RPCV Sarah Chayes spends A Night in the Taliban Kitchen 1 December 2001



Being country director of the Peace Corps in Nepal, managing...
Being country director of the Peace Corps in Nepal, managing 225 Volunteers, must have been an administrative challenge 1 December 2001



Turkmenistan Diary by Peace Corps Volunteer Linda Helbling...
Turkmenistan Diary by Peace Corps Volunteer Linda Helbling 1 December 2001



Vasquez faces Challenges...
Vasquez faces Challenges 1 December 2001



Year 01 Issue 04: December 1, 2001: Senator Dodd holds...
Year 01 Issue 04: December 1, 2001: Senator Dodd holds nomination hearings 1 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: What Orange County Newpapers say...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: What Orange County Newpapers say about Gaddi Vasquez: December 3 - Chapman Panthers: Part-time professor seeks appointment as Peace Corps director 2 December 2001



Ban Landmines Call in Day...
Ban Landmines Call in Day 2 December 2001



Direct Relief headed by RPCV Thomas Tighe named one of...
Direct Relief headed by RPCV Thomas Tighe named one of Best US Charities 2 December 2001



RPCV Steven Huffstutlar is working in Bolivia running an alternative...
RPCV Steven Huffstutlar is working in Bolivia running an alternative development program for former coca farmers in the Chapare 3 December 2001



Peace Corps Volunteer Susan Fagan Dies...
Peace Corps Volunteer Susan Fagan Dies 3 December 2001



Part-time professor seeks appointment as Peace Corps director...
Part-time professor seeks appointment as Peace Corps director 3 December 2001



Enron blowup compared to the Orange County bankruptcy...
Enron blowup compared to the Orange County bankruptcy 3 December 2001



Why does capitalism only seem to work in the West...
Why does capitalism only seem to work in the West 3 December 2001



Letter from Peru: The Animation of Capital...
Letter from Peru: The Animation of Capital 3 December 2001



Interview with Hernando De Soto on Development...
Interview with Hernando De Soto on Development 3 December 2001



Rebuttal to the Development Ideas of Hernando de Soto - Fine...
Rebuttal to the Development Ideas of Hernando de Soto - Fine words, flawed ideas 3 December 2001



Rebuttal to the Development Ideas of Hernando de Soto - Fatally...
Rebuttal to the Development Ideas of Hernando de Soto - Fatally Flawed Sequel to a Modern Classic 3 December 2001



Why the World's Poor Stay That Way...
Why the World's Poor Stay That Way 3 December 2001



Ask me about the Peace Corps...
Ask me about the Peace Corps 4 December 2001



Press briefing by the UN offices for Pakistan and Afghanistan...
Press briefing by the UN offices for Pakistan and Afghanistan by Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of UNICEF 4 December 2001



Former Director Mark Schneider on Brookings Institute Panel on Afghanistan...
Former Director Mark Schneider on Brookings Institute Panel on Afghanistan 4 December 2001



What I learned from Enron ...and Orange County...
What I learned from Enron ...and Orange County 4 December 2001



Obituary: Perdita Huston - Peace Corps Staffer and Activis...
Obituary: Perdita Huston - Peace Corps Staffer and Activis 4 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 5 - Jack Hood Vaughn writes letter to President Bush 5 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Jack Hood Vaughn's letter to...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Jack Hood Vaughn's letter to President Bush 5 December 2001



Attend the Global Public Policy Advocacy Workshop in February...
Attend the Global Public Policy Advocacy Workshop in February 5 December 2001



Flawed choice to head the Peace Corps...
Flawed choice to head the Peace Corps 5 December 2001



Nominee for Peace Corps a poor choice...
Nominee for Peace Corps a poor choice 5 December 2001



Uzbekistan RPCV John Smart talks to Senator Feingold about Peace...
Uzbekistan RPCV John Smart talks to Senator Feingold about Peace Corps Issues at Senator's listening session 6 December 2001



RPCV Thomas Gouttierre has close ties to Hamid Karzai, Afghan...
RPCV Thomas Gouttierre has close ties to Hamid Karzai, Afghan Leader chosen to head the Provisional Government 6 December 2001



RPCV Thomas Gouttierre has ties to several named to serve...
RPCV Thomas Gouttierre has ties to several named to serve on Afghanistan's interim cabinet 6 December 2001



Ruth Van Hala: Stint in India yields recipes, a husband...
Ruth Van Hala: Stint in India yields recipes, a husband 6 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 6, 2001 - The Park Falls Herald: Uzbekistan RPCV John Smart talks to Senator Feingold about Peace Corps Issues at Senator's listening session 6 December 2001



Fight for Peace...
Fight for Peace 6 December 2001



Former PC Regional Director Perdita Huston dies...
Former PC Regional Director Perdita Huston dies 7 December 2001



Ethiopia RPCV Betty Burkes speaks at Cambridge Forum on Human...
Ethiopia RPCV Betty Burkes speaks at Cambridge Forum on Human Rights 8 December 2001



American soldiers, anthropologists and Peace Corps veterans took part in...
American soldiers, anthropologists and Peace Corps veterans took part in the downfall of the Taliban in Afghanistan using posters, propaganda and music 8 December 2001



Interview with RPCV David Champagne who led in in Army's...
Interview with RPCV David Champagne who led in in Army's Psy-Ops in Afghanistan 8 December 2001



Peace Corps Veterans wage psychological warfare in Afghanistan...
Peace Corps Veterans wage psychological warfare in Afghanistan 8 December 2001



RPCV David Champagne is "information warrior" in the 4th Psychological...
RPCV David Champagne is "information warrior" in the 4th Psychological Operations Group 8 December 2001



RPCV David Champagne works with 4th Psychological Operations (Psyops) group...
RPCV David Champagne works with 4th Psychological Operations (Psyops) group in Afghanistan 8 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 9 - Did Gaddi Vasquez mislead the Senate? 9 December 2001



Congress: News Stories about Gaddi Vasquez read into the record...
Congress: News Stories about Gaddi Vasquez read into the record of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding the Gaddi Vasquez's role in the Orange County bankruptacy 9 December 2001



Congress: News Stories about Gaddi Vasquez read into the record...
Congress: News Stories about Gaddi Vasquez read into the record of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding Gaddi Vasquez, his resignation and the Recall Election that was brought against him 9 December 2001



Swaziland RPCV Chris Matthews: Now let me tell you what...
Swaziland RPCV Chris Matthews: Now let me tell you what I really think 9 December 2001



Peace Corps members still give after returning home...
Peace Corps members still give after returning home 9 December 2001



How about expanding the Peace Corps...
How about expanding the Peace Corps? 9 December 2001



Exclusive: Did Gaddi Vasquez mislead the Senate...
Exclusive: Did Gaddi Vasquez mislead the Senate? 9 December 2001



Maite Uranga says Sept. 11 changes focus of Peace Corps...
Maite Uranga says Sept. 11 changes focus of Peace Corps service in Mauritania 10 December 2001



Bush aims to pull a string of fast ones...
Bush aims to pull a string of fast ones 10 December 2001



Lloyd Pierson Represents the U.S. in Address Before U.N. General...
Lloyd Pierson Represents the U.S. in Address Before U.N. General Assembly 10 December 2001



Uganda RPCV David Rudenstine became the first faculty member to...
Uganda RPCV David Rudenstine became the first faculty member to be internally promoted to the office of school dean since the Cardozo School of Law opened its doors a quarter century ago 11 December 2001



Write to support an expanded Peace Corps...
Write to support an expanded Peace Corps 11 December 2001



RPCV Raising Money For Afghan Orphans...
RPCV Raising Money For Afghan Orphans 11 December 2001



AMERICANS WANT TO HELP WAR EFFORT BY DOING MORE THAN...
AMERICANS WANT TO HELP WAR EFFORT BY DOING MORE THAN SHOPPING 11 December 2001



Senate committee confirms appointment of Peace Corps director...
Senate committee confirms appointment of Peace Corps director 12 December 2001



Conquering new grounds ; Peace Corps mission leads volunteer to change...
Conquering new grounds ; Peace Corps mission leads volunteer to change focus of professional venture... 12 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 12 - National Public Radio: NPR's Ina Jaffe profiles Bush Peace Corps nominee Gaddi Vasquez 12 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 12 - Peace Corps Online Exclusive: Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves Vasquez 14 votes to 4 votes 12 December 2001



Exclusive Report: Four Senators vote in Committee against nominee for...
Exclusive Report: Four Senators vote in Committee against nominee for Peace Corps Director 12 December 2001



NPR's Ina Jaffe profiles Bush Peace Corps nominee Gaddi Vasquez...
NPR's Ina Jaffe profiles Bush Peace Corps nominee Gaddi Vasquez. 12 December 2001



Exclusive: Heated Discussion over Vasquez nomination in Senate Foreign Relations...
Exclusive: Heated Discussion over Vasquez nomination in Senate Foreign Relations Committee 12 December 2001



Gaddi Vasquez approved to lead Peace Corps...
Gaddi Vasquez approved to lead Peace Corps 13 December 2001



Peace Corps leaves Gabon Ebola zone...
Peace Corps leaves Gabon Ebola zone 13 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 13 - Orange County Register: Vasquez survives critics in Senate 13 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 13 - Los Angeles Times: Key Senate Panel OKs Vasquez for Peace Corps Politics 13 December 2001



Former PC Director Nicholas Craw named Executive Director of US...
Former PC Director Nicholas Craw named Executive Director of US SAILING 13 December 2001



Gaddi Vasquez approved to lead Peace Corps...
Gaddi Vasquez approved to lead Peace Corps 13 December 2001



Vasquez survives critics in Senate...
Vasquez survives critics in Senate 13 December 2001



Key Senate Panel OKs Vasquez for Peace Corps Politics...
Key Senate Panel OKs Vasquez for Peace Corps Politics 13 December 2001



Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Special Olympics honored by President George W...
Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Special Olympics honored by President George W. Bush at White House Reception 13 December 2001



President's Remarks at Special Olympics Holiday Reception...
President's Remarks at Special Olympics Holiday Reception 13 December 2001



RPCV Cathy Bessant appointed President of Bank of America North...
RPCV Cathy Bessant appointed President of Bank of America North Carolina 14 December 2001



Peace Corps Plans September 2002 Departure from Latvia after 10...
Peace Corps Plans September 2002 Departure from Latvia after 10 Years of Successful Cooperation 14 December 2001



Sierra Leone RPCV Martin Puryear's "Ars Poetica...
Sierra Leone RPCV Martin Puryear's "Ars Poetica" 14 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 14 - Orange County Weekly: Sugar Gaddi - Latino leader Zeke Hernández says Vasquez critics are racists 14 December 2001



Sugar Gaddi - Latino leader Zeke Hernández says Vasquez critics are...
Sugar Gaddi - Latino leader Zeke Hernández says Vasquez critics are racists 14 December 2001



America Online Time Warner Foundation Awards Peace Packs...
America Online Time Warner Foundation Awards Peace Packs 14 December 2001



GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY WORKSHOP WEST COAST...
GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY WORKSHOP WEST COAST 15 December 2001



Liberia RPCV Larry Palmer became career diplomat...
Liberia RPCV Larry Palmer became career diplomat 16 December 2001



BY ERADICATING TERROR, U.S. SETS STAGE FOR POOR NATIONS TO...
BY ERADICATING TERROR, U.S. SETS STAGE FOR POOR NATIONS TO PROSPER 16 December 2001



RPCV Wilson Riles runs for mayor of Oakland...
RPCV Wilson Riles runs for mayor of Oakland 17 December 2001



Eunice Kennedy Shriver receives Honorary Degree...
Eunice Kennedy Shriver receives Honorary Degree 17 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 18 - Washington Post : Bush may use Recess to Install Nominees 18 December 2001



Biography of Eunice Kennedy Shriver...
Biography of Eunice Kennedy Shriver 18 December 2001



Bush may use Recess to Install Nominees...
Bush may use Recess to Install Nominees 18 December 2001



UNM graduate departs to Guatemala to work as Primary education...
UNM graduate departs to Guatemala to work as Primary education Teacher 19 December 2001



INTERNATIONAL HEALTH GROUP ORGANIZING TO SUPPORT NPCA ADVOCACY...
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH GROUP ORGANIZING TO SUPPORT NPCA ADVOCACY 20 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 20 - Peace Corps Online: Senate Consideration of Gaddi Vasquez Nomination postponed until next year 20 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 20 - Congressional Record: Senator Nickles calls for Nominations to be Confirmed on Floor of Senate 20 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 10 - The Capital Times: Bush aims to pull a string of fast ones 20 December 2001



Congressional Record: Statement of Senate Majority Whip Don Nickles asking...
Congressional Record: Statement of Senate Majority Whip Don Nickles asking for consideration of the Gaddi Vasquez nomination prior to Senate adjournment 20 December 2001



Senator Nickles calls for Nominations to be Confirmed on Floor...
Senator Nickles calls for Nominations to be Confirmed on Floor of Senate 20 December 2001



House passes bill to increase Peace Corps funding by $10...
House passes bill to increase Peace Corps funding by $10 million 20 December 2001



Senate Consideration of Gaddi Vasquez Nomination postponed until next year...
Senate Consideration of Gaddi Vasquez Nomination postponed until next year 20 December 2001



Es Gaddi Vásquez, ex-supervisor del Condado de Orange, la...
¿Es Gaddi Vásquez, ex-supervisor del Condado de Orange, la persona adecuada para dirigir el Cuerpo de Paz de Estados Unidos? 20 December 2001



Fired up: Professor In a time of war, the Peace...
Fired up: Professor In a time of war, the Peace Corps launches full artillery to attract soon-to-be jobless graduates 20 December 2001



Costa Rica RPCV John Kopplin runs Maya Palace in Tuscon...
Costa Rica RPCV John Kopplin runs Maya Palace in Tuscon 21 December 2001



Bush intends to bypass Senate with recess appointments...
Bush intends to bypass Senate with recess appointments 22 December 2001



The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in...
The Gaddi Vasquez Confirmation Hearings: Gaddi Vasquez's Confirmation Vote in the Senate: December 22 - LA Times: Bush Risks Rift With Senate Over Recess Appointments: Vasquez nomination also left in Limbo 22 December 2001



Bush Risks Rift With Senate Over Recess Appointments: Vasquez nomination...
Bush Risks Rift With Senate Over Recess Appointments: Vasquez nomination also left in Limbo 22 December 2001



In a time of war, the Peace Corps launches full...
In a time of war, the Peace Corps launches full artillery to attract soon-to-be jobless graduates 22 December 2001



Volunteers of America; AmeriCorps sees historic chance to grow...
Volunteers of America; AmeriCorps sees historic chance to grow 23 December 2001



Jonathan Greenburg looks back at Afghanistan after thirty years...
Jonathan Greenburg looks back at Afghanistan after thirty years 23 December 2001



RPCV David Champagne psyching Out The Taliban - The Army plans...
RPCV David Champagne psyching Out The Taliban - The Army plans mind games at Fort Bragg 24 December 2001



Tentative Schedule for Peace Corps 2002 Conference in Washington...
Tentative Schedule for Peace Corps 2002 Conference in Washington 24 December 2001



Costa Rica RPCVs support Peace Works...
Costa Rica RPCVs support Peace Works 24 December 2001



Costa Rica RPCVs established the Campanario Biological Reserve...
Costa Rica RPCVs established the Campanario Biological Reserve 24 December 2001



Eritrea RPCVs help develop Science Teaching Aids...
Eritrea RPCVs help develop Science Teaching Aids 24 December 2001



Dan Stanley's Year in Turkmenistan Broadens His Horizons...
Dan Stanley's Year in Turkmenistan Broadens His Horizons 26 December 2001



RPCV serves as Chaplain to help heal souls at hospital...
RPCV serves as Chaplain to help heal souls at hospital 26 December 2001



Adapted from "Personal Safety" module, Pre-Service Health Training for...
Adapted from "Personal Safety" module, Pre-Service Health Training for Volunteer Binder, Peace Corps Office of Medical Services 27 December 2001



Background on the Peace Corps Safety Support System...
Background on the Peace Corps Safety Support System 27 December 2001



Interconnection, weaving a Web of Support Around the Globe...
Interconnection, weaving a Web of Support Around the Globe 27 December 2001



Former Peace Corps Worker sells Jewelry to Support two Causes...
Former Peace Corps Worker sells Jewelry to Support two Causes 27 December 2001



Pedals for Progress" receives Rolex Award...
"Pedals for Progress" receives Rolex Award 27 December 2001



PEACE CORPS ALUMNI FOUNDATION FOR PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT...
PEACE CORPS ALUMNI FOUNDATION FOR PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT 27 December 2001



Washington RPCVs support the Community Bridge Program...
Washington RPCVs support the Community Bridge Program 27 December 2001



The Peace Corps Museum...
The Peace Corps Museum 28 December 2001



Peace Corps Mail Update...
Peace Corps Mail Update 28 December 2001



RPCVs support World Wise Schools...
RPCVs support World Wise Schools 28 December 2001



Teaching Resources for Water in Africa...
Teaching Resources for Water in Africa 28 December 2001



The Shark, the Samoan, and the boy from New York...
The Shark, the Samoan, and the boy from New York City by © gene carl feldman 28 December 2001



History of the US Peace Corps In Bangladesh...
History of the US Peace Corps In Bangladesh 29 December 2001



Maggie Reynolds, peace activist, 78...
Maggie Reynolds, peace activist, 78 29 December 2001



RPCV Trevor Cottle works in Bilingual Education...
RPCV Trevor Cottle works in Bilingual Education 30 December 2001



2001: Aimee Gaines served in Haiti in Petite Riviere de...
2001: Aimee Gaines served in Haiti in Petite Riviere de Nippes beginning in 2001 31 December 2001



2001: luke j roberts served in honduras in tegucigalpa beginning...
2001: luke j roberts served in honduras in tegucigalpa beginning in 2001 31 December 2001



2001: carrie lee teicher served in Mali in Bamako beginning...
2001: carrie lee teicher served in Mali in Bamako beginning in 2001 31 December 2001



A New Mandate for the Peace Corps...
A New Mandate for the Peace Corps 31 December 2001