Short Biography of Honduras RPCV Jon Carson



Short Biography of Honduras RPCV Jon Carson

(reported by Lynn Sweet. "Obama shakes up his campaign staff." Chicago Sun-Times. October 11, 2007) Initially Illinois State Director (reported by Lynn Sweet. "Obama's Illinois operation. Campaign to launch "'Camp Obama'" Chicago Sun-Times. May 3, 2007)

Managed Tammy Duckworth's 2006 general election campaign in Illinois' 6th CD.

Served in the Peace Corps.

Worked for South Carolina Democrats in the 2002 cycle, helping to target African-American voters.

Director of the Wisconsin Senate Democratic Caucus from Feb. to Aug. 2001.

A regional field organizer on Al Gore's 2000 Iowa caucus campaign.

Worked on Russ Feingold's 1998 U.S. Senate campaign.

Graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville with a degree in civil engineering. From La Crosse, WI.

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Headlines: December, 2008; Peace Corps Honduras; Directory of Honduras RPCVs; Messages and Announcements for Honduras RPCVs; Election2008 - Obama; Politics

When this story was posted in December 2008, this was on the front page of PCOL:




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November 5, 2008: This Month's Top Stories World Welcomes Obama Win 5 Nov Shays Loses Congressional Seat in Connecticut 5 Nov Steve Driehaus wins Congressional Seat in Ohio 5 Nov Bill Josephson to speak at UMBC on Nov 13 30 Oct Peace Corps to Resume Work in Liberia 23 Oct Tschetter proposes PC Foundation to Further Third Goal 23 Oct George Packer writes: Roof is falling in on Conservatism 23 Oct O'Hanlon writes: How to finish the job in Iraq 22 Oct Mike Paquette writes: Bolivia situation is very troubling 20 Oct McPherson says bureaucracy delays development initiatives 20 Oct Philip Razem writes: Reveling in the spirit of politics 19 Oct Amy Zulman writes: Improving America's Reputation 15 Oct RPCVs film "Once in Afghanistan" 14 Oct Some PCVS angry at Peace Corps Bolivia pullout 11 Oct Hill proposes compromise in Korea talks 11 Oct Mark Schneider proposes mandatory public service 10 Oct Ambassador Stephens Visits School after 33 Years Ago 9 Oct RPCVs promote organic farming with "magic bus" 7 Oct Obama talks about Doubling the Peace Corps 7 Oct Conference on Moritz Thomsen held in Quito 5 Oct New: More Stories from September 2008 and October

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Some PCVs return to Bolivia on their own Peace Corps has withdrawn all volunteers from Bolivia because of "growing instability" and the expulsion of US Ambassador Philip Goldberg after Bolivian President Evo Morales accused the American government of inciting violence in the country. This is not the first controversy surrounding Goldberg's tenure as US ambassador to Bolivia. Latest: Some volunteers have returned to Bolivia on their own to complete their projects.

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October 1, 2008: This Month's Top Stories Candidates pledge to boost volunteerism 12 Sep NPCA Promotes PC Expansion with MorePeaceCorps 5 Sep President Bush praises Peace Corps 8 Sep PC Mourns Loss of Belize PCV Bertie Lee Murphy 11 Sep Home of Sargent Shriver is on the Market 12 Sep Shays discusses Iraq, Israel, Afghanistan, Pakistan 12 Sep Terry Wozniak adopts boy from Fiji 14 Sep Paul Theroux writes: Moose Hunting for Votes 14 Sep Kelan Evans works in Parwan province of Afghanistan 16 Sep Joseph Opala creates an exhibit on Bunce Island 20 Sep Anita Rogers called to serve in Afghanistan in 1966 21 Sep RPCVs discuss changes in Sierra Leone 22 Sep Chris Dodd is major player in $700 billion rescue plan 22 Sep Kathleen Wright says PCVs changed South Korea 24 Sep Thomas Tighe Reports from Clinton Global Initiative 25 Sep Expectations High for Ambassador Kathleen Stephens 26 Sep Scott Hajek sees US through whole new set of eyes 28 Sep James Rupert writes: US Raids Strengthen Taliban 29 Sep Three Common Misconceptions about the Peace Corps 30 Sep Margaret Krome writes: Campaign endangers Voter Franchise 30 Sep Christopher Hill returns to North Korea 1 Oct New: More Stories from August and September 2008

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PCVs Evacuated from Georgia The Peace Corps has announced that all Volunteers and trainees serving in the Republic of Georgia are safe and they have been temporarily relocated to neighboring Armenia. Read the analysis by one RPCV on how Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili believed that he could launch a lightning assault on South Ossetia and reclaim the republic without substantial grief from Moscow and that Saakashvili's statements once the war began demonstrated that he expected real Western help in confronting Russia.

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