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This Week's Top Stories

The week's top Peace Corps news stories posted here every Saturday.

Top Stories - July, 2005

July 2, 2005: This Week's Top Stories Date: July 2 2005 No: 671 July 2, 2005: This Week's Top Stories
Jim Bullington writes: Food Crisis in Niger 1 Jul
Bobby Shriver helps organize Philadelphia Live 8 show 2 Jul
Divinity school to start Moyers Scholar program 2 Jul
Chic Dambach is President of Operation Respect 1 Jul
Julian Dendy assesses Palau plant and insect diversity 1 Jul
George Packer writes “The Home Front” about Iraq 1 Jul
Mike Honda works to preserve WWII internment camps 1 Jul
Jim Walsh supports increased benefits for veterans 1 Jul
RPCVs discuss Peace Corps on VOA 1 Jul
Jimmey Iszler brings international visitors to ND 30 Jun
Chris Shays' bill prohibits anti-gay discrimination 30 Jun
Mae Jemison to visit China 30 Jun
Bob Taft praises Lake Erie on ‘Fish Ohio Day’ 30 Jun
Jim Doyle announces Wisconsin budget surplus 30 Jun
Al Kamen says Rehnquist may stay on with Nike 29 Jun
Richard Celeste co-chairs report on Indo-US cooperation 29 Jun
Director Vasquez in Caribbean to assess programs 29 Jun
Thomas Gouttierre says militants desperate to interfere 29 Jun
James Mayers teaches business in Bulgaria 28 Jun
Prosecutor says Ex-coach stalling in RPCV assault 28 Jun
Robert Tesh tests effects of West Nile virus 27 Jun

Bobby Shriver helps organize Philadelphia Live 8 show
Bobby Shriver helps organize Philadelphia Live 8 show 2 July 2005


Divinity school to start Moyers Scholar program
Divinity school to start Moyers Scholar program 2 July 2005


"Doing Good" is inspired by RPCV memoir
The show "Doing Good," is inspired by John Perkins' (RPCV Ecuador) "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" 1 July 2005


Chic Dambach is President of Operation Respect
Colombia RPCV Chic Dambach, president and C.E.O of “Operation Respect: Don’t Laugh at Me," addresses the problem of antisocial behavior among the young 1 July 2005


Jim Bullington writes: Food Crisis in Niger
Niger Country Director Jim Bullington writes: Food Crisis in Niger 1 July 2005


Julian Dendy assesses Palau plant and insect diversity
Peace Corps Volunteer Julian Dendy is helping manage projects to assess the plant and insect diversity on Babeldaob Island (in Palau) with the Nature Conservancy 1 July 2005


George Packer writes “The Home Front” about Iraq
Togo RPCV George Packer writes “The Home Front” about the death, in Iraq, of a twenty-two-year-old private named Kurt Frosheiser, the effect of Kurt’s death on his father, Chris, and the broader issues that death raises about the war 1 July 2005


Mark Gearan comments on confirmation hearings
Mark Gearan helped shepherd Justice Stephen Breyer through his confirmation hearings in 1994 1 July 2005


Mike Honda says Dems have ignored their base
Mike Honda, a California congressman and vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee, says that Democrats have ignored their political base and rectifying that situation is the No. 1 priority 1 July 2005


Mike Honda works to preserve WWII internment camps
Mike Honda co-authors HR 1492 to help preserve World War II Japanese-American internment camps as historical sites 1 July 2005


Paul Theroux at Book Expo America
Paul Theroux at Book Expo America 1 July 2005


Jim Walsh supports increased support for veterans
"Congress needs to provide the additional resources now," said Rep. Jim Walsh, R-N.Y. "We're at war." 1 July 2005


Toledo Blade says Taft made mediocre appointments
Toledo Blade says Bob Taft has been unable or unwilling to move his administration away from a pay-to-play system that begets mediocre appointments to key public boards and agencies 1 July 2005


RPCVs discuss Peace Corps on VOA
Talk to America host Doug Bernard and his guests explore what the Peace Corps is and what its volunteers do 1 July 2005


Jimmey Iszler brings internation visotrs to ND
International business associates of Colombia RPCV Jimmey Iszler will spend the weekend with Iszler for his hometown's birthday party 30 June 2005


Chris Shays' bill prohibits anti-gay discrimination
Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Chris Shays, R-Conn., introduced bipartisan legislation today that would clarify existing law to ensure full enforcement of prohibitions against anti-gay discrimination in the federal workforce 30 June 2005


Mae Jemison to visit China
Mae Jemison to visit China 30 June 2005


Bob Taft praises Lake Erie on ‘Fish Ohio Day’
Bob Taft praises Lake Erie on ‘Fish Ohio Day’ 30 June 2005


Jim Doyle announces Wisconsin budget surplus
Doyle announces State of Wisconsin Will End Fiscal Year With a Positive Balance 30 June 2005


Theo-Ben Gurirab of Namibia praises Peace Corps
Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, Theo-Ben Gurirab, praised the American Peace Corps for the wonderful work its members do in education in Namibia 29 June 2005


Al Kamen says Renquist may stay on with Nike
Al Kamen says Renquist may stay on to work on product-endorsement deal 29 June 2005


Russia backs Uzbekistan leaders
Russia backs Uzbekistan leaders 29 June 2005


Richard Celeste co-chairs report on Indo-US cooperation
Richard Celeste co-chairs task force that recommends a series of steps to further boost Indo-US cooperation in a number of fields 29 June 2005


Director Vasquez in Caribbean to assess programs
Director Vasquez in Caribbean to assess programs 29 June 2005


Director Vasquez in Caribbean to assess programs
Director Vasquez in Caribbean to assess programs 29 June 2005


Thomas Gouttierre says militants desperate to interfere
RPCV Thomas Gouttierre says Afghan militants may be desperate to interfere with the upcoming elections because they know they could not hope to win any seats in the national assembly 29 June 2005


Mike Honda 's car towed
Mike Honda towed 29 June 2005


Bob Taft dodges questions on golf outings
Bob Taft dodges questions on golf outings 29 June 2005


James Mayers teaches business in Bulgaria
Peace Corps Volunteer James Mayers teaches business in Bulgaria 28 June 2005


Prosecutor says Ex-coach stalling in RPCV assault
Ex-coach stalling, says prosecutor 28 June 2005


Kinky Friedman campaigns in Texarkana
Kinky Friedman makes campaign appearance in Texarkana 27 June 2005


Taft faces a widening scandal
Taft faces a widening scandal 27 June 2005


Robert Tesh tests effects of West Nile virus
Former Peace Corps Physiciain Robert Tesh's research team has been using hamsters to test the long-range effects of West Nile virus 27 June 2005

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