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John Granville Shot Dead in Sudan
Cameroon RPCV John Granville Shot Dead in Sudan 2 January 2008
John Granville was Devoted to Africa
Slain Diplomat John Granville (RPCV Cameroon) Was Devoted to Africa 2 January 2008
Police hear witnesses in slaying of John Granville
Sudan police hear witnesses in slaying of US Diplomat John Granville (RPCV Cameroon) 2 January 2008
"American Idealist" to screen at JFK Library
"American Idealist,"" to screen at JFK Library 2 January 2008
Mike Tidwell helped start corn stoves co-op
Mike Tidwell helped start corn stoves co-op 2 January 2008
Carl Pope writes: Let's make 2008 greener
Carl Pope writes: 2007 was green; let's make 2008 greener 2 January 2008
Mark Schneider says Pakistan needs parliamentary democracy
Mark Schneider says Pakistan's moderate majority will settle for nothing less than genuine parliamentary democracy 3 January 2008
Doug Perry writes: Matthews is Wild About Obama
Doug Perry writes: Matthews is Wild About Obama 3 January 2008
Chris Dodd’s addresses supporters after Iowa Caucuses
Chris Dodd’s address to supporters after the Iowa Caucuses 3 January 2008
Senate Increases Funding for Peace Corps
Senators Dodd, Feinstein, Feingold Amendment Significantly Increases Funding for Peace Corps 4 January 2008
Peace Corps Volunteers in Kenya Remain Safe
Peace Corps Volunteers in Kenya Remain Safe 5 January 2008
Doyle endorses Obama
Doyle endorses Obama, calls candidate a 'uniter' 6 January 2008
Dodd Says It's Good Feeling To Be Home
Dodd Says It's Good Feeling To Be Home 6 January 2008
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Iraq's unknown economy
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Iraq's unknown economy 6 January 2008
PCVs relocated to Tanzania
The U.S. Embassy in Kenya relocated Peace Corps volunteers to neighboring Tanzania and warned American citizens to register with the embassy as political violence continued to escalate in the East African nation 7 January 2008
James Rupert writes: Musharraf May Use Election Delay
James Rupert writes: Musharraf May Use Election Delay to Foment Discord Among Rivals 7 January 2008
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Obama and Iraq
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Obama and Iraq 7 January 2008
Christopher R. Hill says perseverance needed with Korea
Christopher R. Hill says patience and perseverance needed with North Korea 8 January 2008
Thaleia Tsongas supports Obama
Thaleia Tsongas supports Obama 8 January 2008
Robert Strauss writes: PCVs lack maturity and experience
Liberia RPCV Robert L. Strauss writes: Too often young volunteers lack the maturity and professional experience to be effective development workers in the 21st century 9 January 2008
Sarah Chayes writes Bhutto's decision tarnishes her memory
Sarah Chayes writes: Benazir Bhutto's decision to anoint her son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, as her successor tarnishes her memory 10 January 2008
Tom Petri is a Republican who 'gets it'
The Capital Times writes: Tom Petri is a Republican who 'gets it' 10 January 2008
Hill Puts Gentle Pressure on North Korea
Hill Puts Gentle Pressure on North Korea 11 January 2008
Release of Men Convicted murder attempt on Edmund Hull
Release of 2 Men Convicted of Trying to Kill Former US Ambassador Edmund Hull 14 January 2008
Jack Vaughn writes: Inbred Deer in the Fudge Factory
Jack Vaughn writes: Inbred Deer in the Fudge Factory 14 January 2008
Regional Director Allene Zanger visits Tonga
Regional Director for the Inter-America and Pacific Region Allene Zanger visiting Tonga 15 January 2008
Suzanne Seidl Griffin describes Kabul raid
RPCV Suzanne Seidl Griffin describes horror of Monday's Kabul raid 16 January 2008
Suzanne Seidl Griffin survives bombing attack in Kabul
RPCV Suzanne Seidl Griffin survived a suicide bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan while working as senior project manager of education for the Save the Children USA program in Kabul 16 January 2008
André-Guy Soh remembers John Granville
André-Guy Soh says: In 1997 in Bamendjou, my village in western Cameroon. I became a teacher, and that's where I met John Granville, who was an English teacher with the Peace Corps 16 January 2008
Paul Theroux launches Book Fair in Calcutta
Paul Theroux to launch Book Fair in Calcutta 16 January 2008
Gaddi Vasquez addresses Placentia Rotary
Gaddi Vasquez addresses Placentia Rotary in Orange County 16 January 2008
Ibarguen Elected to Board of AMR Corporation
Alberto Ibarguen Elected to the Boards of AMR Corporation and American Airlines, Inc. 16 January 2008
Chris Matthews Backs Off 'Nasty' Remark on Clinton
Chris Matthews Backs Off 'Nasty' Remark on Clinton 18 January 2008
Lyle Jensen remembers Korea in 1960's
Lyle Jensen shares tales of Peace Corps experience in Korea in 1960's 19 January 2008
Maria Shriver produced "American Idealist"
California's first lady, Maria Shriver, produced a documentary titled "American Idealist" about her father, Robert Sargent Shriver 20 January 2008
Todd Vanderwerff writes: 'American Idealist' falls short
Todd Vanderwerff writes: 'Story of Sargent Shriver' falls short 20 January 2008
Mae Jemison says King's dream is call to action
Jemison says Martin Luther King's dream wasn't an illusive fantasy but a call to action 20 January 2008
Sargent Shriver is the Real Ideal
Tom Shales writes: Politician-Activist Sargent Shriver: He's the Real Ideal 21 January 2008
Maria Shriver reflects on Sargent Shriver
Maria Shriver reflects on Sargent Shriver 21 January 2008
PBS special tells story of Sargent Shriver
PBS special tells story of Sargent Shriver 21 January 2008
Shriver lived life adjacent to power
Shriver lived life adjacent to power 21 January 2008
Chris Matthews talks to men like he talks to women
How would Chris Matthews sound if he talked to men like he talks to women? 22 January 2008
Tschetter addresses Rotary Club
Peace Corps Director Addresses Rotary Club 23 January 2008
Wisconsin RPCVs sponsor Freeze for Food
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison sponsor Freeze for Food 23 January 2008
Country Director protested Vietnam on embassy steps
Elena Hartwell says her father was the Peace Corps director in Colombia. He wasn't allowed to march because he worked for the American government. So he sat on the embassy steps. 24 January 2008
P. F. Kluge's love affair with Saipan endures
Micronesia RPCV P. F. Kluge's love affair with Saipan endures 24 January 2008
Walsh to Retire From Congress
Walsh to Retire From Congress 24 January 2008
Craig Tieszen runs for South Dakota state senate
Kenya RPCV Craig Tieszen announces run for South Dakota state senate 25 January 2008
Tony D'Souza writes "The Konkans"
Tony D'Souza writes "The Konkans" 25 January 2008
Jim Walsh will be missed in Congress
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle writes: Jim Walsh will be missed in Congress 25 January 2008
Redi says Bush PC Pledge "remains unfulfilled"
Harry Reid says Bush's 2002 pledge to double the size of the Peace Corps to 15,000 "remains unfulfilled." The corps today is about 8,000 strong, "barely larger" than it was six years ago 25 January 2008
James Rupert writes: Pakistan's Nuclear Security
James Rupert writes: Pakistan Says Its Nuclear Security `Second to None' 26 January 2008
Kinky Friedman may make 2nd run for Texas Governor
Kinky Friedman may make second run for Texas Governor 26 January 2008
Students help to feed orphans in Uganda
Mrs. Rodenbaugh signed up with the Peace Corps’ Crossing Cultures program and hooked up with her Westminster College roommate Hope Latiak, who is a Peace Corps volunteer at an orphanage in Uganda 27 January 2008
600 RPCVs work in NY City Schools
About 600 former Peace Corps members have worked in high-needs city schools in New York City since 1985 through the Peace Corps Fellows program at Columbia University's Teachers College 27 January 2008
Caroline Kennedy writes: A President Like My Father
Caroline Kennedy writes: A President Like My Father 27 January 2008
We need a Peace Corps 10 times its present size
Parag Khana writes: We need a Peace Corps 10 times its present size 27 January 2008
P. F. Kluge speaks in Saipan
Micronesia RPCV P. F. Kluge speaks in Saipan 28 January 2008
Sixth Anniversary of USA Freedom Corps
Sixth Anniversary of USA Freedom Corps 28 January 2008
Scott McNeill presents "Sculpting with Light!"
Honduras RPCV Scott McNeill presents SCULPTING WITH LIGHT! 29 January 2008
UM students question motivations of PCVs
Some students at University of Michigan question the motivations of Peace Corps participants and their reasoning for joining the program 29 January 2008
Burkina Faso in 2nd place in Fund Raising Contest
Friends of Burkina Faso in second place in Internet Fund Raising Contest 31 January 2008
Bruce Cumings says Bush to blame for Korea relations
Bruce Cumings blames the Bush Administration for unfavorable relations between the U.S. and N. Korea 31 January 2008
Mae Jemison featured speaker at AKA Anniversary
Jemison will be the featured speaker at 100th anniversary of the founding of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 31 January 2008
Bush's PC pledge nothing more than hot air
Bush's pledge to double the size of the Peace Corps was nothing more than hot air 31 January 2008
