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Kathleen Stephens clears hurdle
Kathleen Stephens clears hurdle 1 August 2008
Brian Moore is Socialist Party USA presidential nominee
RPCV Brian Moore has been selected as the Socialist Party USA presidential nominee for 2008 1 August 2008
Garamendi first to announce run for governor in 2010
Garamendi first Democrat to formally announce run for governor in 2010 2 August 2008
Tom Petri announces "bike-partisan" challenge
Tom Petri has announced what he called a "bike-partisan" challenge for the upcoming political conventions 2 August 2008
RPCV Gina returns to Nepal after 30 years
RPCV Gina returns to Nepal after 30 years 3 August 2008
Stephens expected to solidify relations with South Korea
Washington’s new ambassador to Korea, Kathleen Stephens, is expected to further solidify the relations between the two countries 4 August 2008
Amy Smith's program aims to develop Third World inventors
Amy Smith's program aims not just to build devices, but also to develop Third World inventors 4 August 2008
Harris Wofford says McCain running dishonorable campaign
Harris Wofford says McCain running dishonorable campaign 4 August 2008
RPCVs organize online for Obama
RPCVs organize online for Obama 4 August 2008
PC in Budget Crunch may cut PCVs by 5%
Peace Corps faces Budget Loss of $8.7 million for FY2008, may have to reduce Peace Corps volunteers in the field by 400 in 2009 5 August 2008
Carl Pope writes: Invest in clean energy
Carl Pope writes: Invest in clean energy 5 August 2008
"Heavy Fighting" in South Ossetia
RPCV Cuttino's Site writes: "Heavy Fighting" in South Ossetia 7 August 2008
Stew Magnuson writes "The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder"
Mauritania RPCV Stew Magnuson writes "The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder" 7 August 2008
Senator Chris Matthews?
Senator Chris Matthews? 7 August 2008
Jim Walsh calls on Iraq to return $48 billion
Jim Walsh calls upon Iraq to return the approximately $48 billion in American taxpayer money that was provided for rebuilding the war-torn country 7 August 2008
PCVs in Georgia are Safe
Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia are Safe 8 August 2008
Russia sent troops into Georgia
Russia sent troops rolling into a breakaway region of Georgia after Georgian troops sought to enter the capital of the pro-Russian enclave, in a sharp escalation of the longstanding conflict 8 August 2008
Peace Corps does not operate in South Ossetia
Peace Corps does not operate in South Ossetia, a separatist region located in the north of Georgia along its border with Russia and there are no Volunteers located in that region 8 August 2008
"We Interrupt Our Regular Progamming..."
PCV B & C Go To Georgia writes: "We Interrupt Our Regular Progamming..." 8 August 2008
Jan Worth-Nelson writes: I miss the feel of paper
Tonga RPCV Jan Worth-Nelson writes: I love my laptop, but I'll miss the feel of paper 8 August 2008
Jeremiah Johnson tells story of termination for HIV
Jeremiah Johnson tells the story of his termination as a PCV in Ukraine after he tested positive for HIV 8 August 2008
Students Rank Peace Corps as an Ideal Employer
College Students Rank Peace Corps as an Ideal Employer 8 August 2008
Russia-Georgia unrest worries PCV parents
Russia-Georgia unrest worries Fargo parents 9 August 2008
PCVs consolidated in Bakuriani awaiting evacuation
RPCV Georgia to Sakartvelo writes:volunteers were consolidated in the ski town of Bakuriani awaiting evacuation to Armenia 9 August 2008
"Things seem to be getting worse" in Georgia
PCV B & C Go To Georgia writes: things seem to be getting worse rather than better 9 August 2008
PCVs near war zone airlifted to safety
Peace Corps volunteers near war zone airlifted to safety 10 August 2008
Russia has called the West's bluff on Georgia
Robert Kaplan writes: The truth is, Russia has called the West's bluff on Georgia and won 11 August 2008
RPCV Lee Allen flees fierce Georgia fighting
RPCV Lee Allen flees fierce Georgia fighting 11 August 2008
PCV Lindsey Harris escapes Georgia fighting
Peace Corps volunteer Lindsey Harris escapes Georgia fighting 11 August 2008
PCVs in Georgia Safely Relocated to Armenia
Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia Safely Relocated to Armenia 11 August 2008
Bonnie Jean Campbell fulfills her Peace Corps wish
Bonnie Jean Campbell fulfills her Peace Corps wish years later in Azerbaijan 12 August 2008
US advises all Americans to leave Georgia
US advises all Americans to leave Georgia 12 August 2008
"Update From Armenia"
PCV B & C Go To Georgia writes: Update From Armenia 12 August 2008
Taylor Hackford is preparing to direct "Tenn"
Taylor Hackford is preparing to direct "Tenn," a drama about the formative years of playwright Tennessee Williams 12 August 2008
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens taught English in Korea
Kathleen Stephens volunteered to teach English while a member of the Peace Corps and taught in Korea for two years from 1975 under her Korean name, Shim Eun-kyung 12 August 2008
Georgia PCVs may return to US
Conflict in Georgia may force Peace Corps Volunteers to return to US 13 August 2008
RPCV Lee Allen to begin a risky escape from Georgia
RPCV Lee Allen is scheduled to begin a risky escape from the country of Georgia 13 August 2008
Mark and Lisa Lebowitz evacuated from Georgia
Peace Corps Volunteers Mark and Lisa Lebowitz have been safely evacuated from war-torn Georgia to Armenia 13 August 2008
Brian Connors in Malawi helping local farmers
Brian Connors works for the Peace Corps in Malawi helping local farmers and businesses 13 August 2008
Dr. Peter Davenport served as PCV in Togo
Dr. Peter Davenport served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo 13 August 2008
North Korea plays waiting game
North Korea playing waiting game aimed at wresting concessions on verification regime 13 August 2008
Women's group says Chris Matthews must go
Chris Matthews must go, women's group says 13 August 2008
Facing the Inevitable in Georgia
PCV April K writes: Facing the Inevitable 14 August 2008
Tim Shriver leads protests over "Tropical Thunder"
Tim Shriver leads protests over "Tropical Thunder" 14 August 2008
Nate Peterson served as PCV in Georgia
Nate Peterson served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Georgia 15 August 2008
James Rupert writes: Musharraf May Quit Within Days
James Rupert writes: Musharraf May Quit Within Days Before Impeachment Proceedings 15 August 2008
Carl Pope writes: Why we can’t drill our way out
Carl Pope writes: Why we can’t drill our way out 15 August 2008
Maurice Albertson remembers origins of Peace Corps
Maurice Albertson remembers origins of Peace Corps 15 August 2008
John Perkins'"hit man" is now documentary movie
John Perkins' “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man,” is now documentary movie 15 August 2008
Sarah Chayes writes: Afghans don't support insurgency
Sarah Chayes writes: Afghans don't support the insurgency; they're its primary targets 16 August 2008
An Interview with Sarah Chayes
An Interview with Sarah Chayes 16 August 2008
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Russia's bullying is inexcusable
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Russia's bullying and brutal behavior toward Georgia has been inexcusable but it is important to ask if any Western actions or policies should be modified in the future to avoid worsening the problem 17 August 2008
Jeffrey Tayler writes: The Geopolitics of Georgia
Jeffrey Tayler writes: The pitiable David-and-Goliath asymmetry of Georgia's dustup with Russia, plus Saakashvili's repeated hyperbolic declarations to satellite news stations, have obscured both the United States' culpability in bringing about the conflict, and the nature of the separatism that caused it in the first place 17 August 2008
Todd L. Lake writes: Our commitment to beat global hunger
Paraguay RPCV Todd L. Lake writes: It’s time to live up to our commitment to beat global hunger 17 August 2008
Amy Smith's International Development Design Summit
Sixty people from more than 20 countries took part in Amy Smith's International Development Design Summit at M.I.T. 17 August 2008
Paul Theroux looks for isolation
Paul Theroux looks for isolation to write about his adventures 17 August 2008
McCain calls for greater volunteerism
McCain says there should have been a national push for joining the Peace Corps and other volunteer organizations after 911 17 August 2008
Faith Van Gilder returns to Botswana
Faith Van Gilder recounts her return to Kanye, Botswana, where she and her husband, David, served in the Peace Corps in the 1980s 18 August 2008
US and Liberia sign agreement for Peace Corps return
US, Liberia sign agreement for Peace Corps return 18 August 2008
Namibia PCVs organize Diversity Tour
The annual Diversity Tour, which is administered by US Peace Corps Volunteers from all over Namibia, offers a unique opportunity for Namibian learners to reflect on their own cultural practices 18 August 2008
John E. Roberts served as PCV in Somalia
John E. Roberts served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Somalia 18 August 2008
Tom Harkin says Dodd should be Obama’s VP choice
Senator Tom Harkin says Dodd should be Obama’s VP choice 18 August 2008
Bill Owens still turning suburbs into art
Bill Owens still turning suburbs into art 18 August 2008
Latest Update from Georgia
PCV B & C Go To Georgia writes: Latest Update 19 August 2008
J R Bullington writes: Reinvigorate the Peace Corps
J. R. Bullington writes: Expand and Reinvigorate the Peace Corps 19 August 2008
Doyle to address Democratic National Convention
Doyle to address Democratic National Convention 19 August 2008
Kingston Trio to Play at Peace Corps Fest
Kingston Trio to Play at Peace Corps Fest in Colorado 19 August 2008
Mike Honda to address Democratic convention
Mike Honda, a low-key unifier, to address Democratic convention 20 August 2008
Maria Shriver speaks to Hillary Clinton supporters
Maria Shriver to Hillary Clinton supporters: It's time to get over the grieving and unify 20 August 2008
Fort Collins announces Museum to honor Peace Corps
Fort Collins announces Museum to honor Peace Corps 20 August 2008
Elaine Chao heads final 2008 Olympic delegation
Elaine Chao to head final 2008 US Olympic delegation 21 August 2008
Peace Corps to Pare Ranks of Volunteers
Peace Corps to Pare Ranks of Volunteers 22 August 2008
George Packer writes play about Iraqi occupation
Based on his reportage for The New Yorker, George Packer has written a moving if unsubtle play about the Iraqis who worked for Americans in the early years of occupation 22 August 2008
Kinky Friedman back on the road again
"The only thing Jews and cowboys have in common is we both like to wear our hats indoors," says the rarely bareheaded Kinky Friedman 22 August 2008
Martin Puryear retrospective at the National Gallery of Art
Mike Giuliano writes: The Martin Puryear retrospective at the National Gallery of Art is an exhibit that carpenters will love 22 August 2008
Maria Shriver writes: The 'R-word' is no joke
Maria Shriver writes: The 'R-word' is no joke 22 August 2008
Peace Corps celebration begins in Fort Collins
Peace Corps celebration begins in Fort Collins 22 August 2008
Obituary for Pauline Birky-Kreutzer
Obituary for Pauline Birky-Kreutzer 23 August 2008
Shays' Ad Features Both Obama and McCain
Shays' Ad Features Both Obama and McCain 23 August 2008
Therese Abalo became beekeeper to join Peace Corps
Therese Abalo took a job with a beekeeper to join the Peace Corps 24 August 2008
George Packer prefers to be only visiting journalist in town
George Packer says he prefers being the only visiting journalist in town to joining the media herd that follows candidates and probes their staffers for new nuggets of inside information 24 August 2008
George Packer writes: LBJ risked everything for civil rights
George Packer writes: After he became President, Johnson risked everything, including his own office and the Democratic Party’s electoral future, to pass the landmark bills for civil rights in 1964 and voting rights in 1965 24 August 2008
"We are all going stir crazy here and we just want to get out"
PCV Musings of a Super Hero writes: We are all going stir crazy here and we just want to get out of here and on with our future plans 25 August 2008
Peace Corps Returns To Rwanda
Peace Corps Returns To Rwanda 25 August 2008
Jackie Theriot served as PCV in Togo
When Jackie Theriot left his family farm in Catahoula 46 years ago to join the Peace Corps in Togo, he had one naive hope in mind — to embark on a worldly adventure 25 August 2008
Retirement signals full-time job in Ukraine for Edwin Patout
For Edwin Patout, 59, retirement signaled the start of a full-time job in Ukraine and his two-year commitment to the Peace Corps 25 August 2008
150 RPCVs attend Peace Corps reunion in Fort Collins
150 RPCVs attend Peace Corps reunion in Fort Collins where Sierra Club leader Carl Pope is keynote speaker 25 August 2008
Richard M. Kreig writes: Fully Fund the Peace Corps
Brazil RPCV Richard M. Kreig writes: Fully Fund the Peace Corps 26 August 2008
Doyle could get Obama cabinet post
Doyle could get Obama cabinet post 27 August 2008
George Packer writes: Burmese people rescue themselves?
George Packer writes: Can the Burmese people rescue themselves? 28 August 2008
George McGovern writes: Next choice for VP was Shriver
George McGovern writes: My next choice for vice-President was Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps and Senator Kennedy’s brother-in-law, but I could not reach him because he was in the Soviet Union 28 August 2008
Shays shows up at Opponent's Press Conference
Chris Shays shows up at Opponent's Press Conference 28 August 2008
Peace Corps in our nation’s best interest
Strengthening the Peace Corps to spread good will overseas is in our nation’s best interest 28 August 2008
Eric Green writes: Election Helping US Image Worldwide
Eric Green writes: U.S. Election Helping America's Image Worldwide 28 August 2008
Campbell murder does not deter PC in Philippines
Campbell murder does not deter Peace Corps in the Philippines 29 August 2008
Tschetter meets with President Arroyo in Philippines
Tschetter meets with President Gloria Arroyo in Philippines 29 August 2008
Mindanao still no-no for Peace Corps volunteers in Philippines
Mindanao still no-no for Peace Corps volunteers in Philippines 29 August 2008
Hill's new approach is an unsung success story
The emergence of Hill's new approach is an unsung success story 29 August 2008
Thor Hanson writes book on gorillas
RPCV Thor Hanson writes "The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years In Uganda" 29 August 2009
