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




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Dodd vows to filibuster Surveillance Act Senator Chris Dodd vowed to filibuster the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that helped this administration violate the civil liberties of Americans. "It is time to say: No more. No more trampling on our Constitution. No more excusing those who violate the rule of law. These are fundamental, basic, eternal principles. They have been around, some of them, for as long as the Magna Carta. They are enduring. What they are not is temporary. And what we do not do in a time where our country is at risk is abandon them."

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May 1, 2008: This Month's Top Stories Condoleezza Rice Visits PC Headquarters 28 Apr Bush hosts PCVs at White House 29 Apr George Derrick is Oklahoma's first PCV 27 Apr Debate is Brewing over Older Volunteers 25 Apr Peter Spiro Scaled Corporate Ladder at Microsoft 24 Apr Ukraine PCV terminated after testing HIV positive 22 Apr Strauss writes: PC never lived up to purpose or principles 22 Apr Atlantic Publishing needs your help on PC book 21 Apr Nicole Nakama follows in footsteps of Father as PCV 21 Apr Jerry LaPre writes: The Children of Sierra Leone 21 Apr Robert Blackwill quits lobbying firm 19 Apr An Interview with Christopher R. Hill 18 Apr Harris Wofford introduces Obama's Speech on Race 18 Apr Matthews could Challenge Arlen Specter for Senate 16 Apr Lee Myung-bak invites 1500 RPCVs back to Korea 15 Apr Peace Corps looks forward to returning to Kenya 11 Apr Kathleen Stephens Quizzed by Congress 11 Apr Campbell murder trial ends; Verdict set for June 30 9 Apr Dodd Calls for New Strategic Partnership in Americas 9 Apr Jake Hooker wins Pulitzer Prize for "A Toxic Pipeline" 9 Apr Sirleaf welcomes return of PCVs to Liberia 8 Apr New: More Stories from March and April 2008

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March 31, 2008: This Month's Top Stories John Nichols writes: Tom Petri Challenges Abusive Secrecy 15 Mar Timothy Shriver writes Baseball and 'Sarge' 31 Mar Barry Kitterman writes "Baker's Boy" 30 Mar Nathaniel Spiller writes: Friendship Thrives in Senegal 30 Mar Garamendi Addresses California Democratic Convention 29 Mar Melinda Palma lunches with Bush in Ghana 28 Mar Peace Corps Director Tschetter leads by example 28 Mar Bush presents Service Award to Lydia Humenycky 27 Mar Suspension of Kenya Program under review 23 Mar Patricia 'Pan' Godchaux rejoins PC after 40 years 23 Mar James Rupert writes: Parliament to Rein In Musharraf 23 Mar Embassies pay for devalued dollar 22 Mar Sargent Shriver at Fund Raiser for Best Buddies 21 Mar Terry Thomas strongly opposed to war in Iraq 19 Mar Tony D’Souza's new book is "The Konkans" 18 Mar Larry Kaplow writes: US taking notice of ordinary Iraqis 17 Mar Bruce Cumings says North Korea tough to invade 12 Mar PCVs Participate in ‘Walk the Nation’ in Swaziland 10 Mar Theroux says India as hospitable as ever 8 Mar Tony Hall talks about hunger in Bonita 6 Mar Hill says relations with North Korea possible 4 Mar New: More Stories from February and March 2008

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What is Wrong at the US Embassy in Bolivia? Last summer Peace Corps Inspector General David Kotz cited the lack of cooperation from the US embassy in Bolivia in the search for missing Peace Corps Volunteer Walter Poirier III. Now a member of the US Embassy Staff in Bolivia is accused of asking Peace Corps Volunteers "to basically spy" on Cubans and Venezuelans in the country. Could US Ambassador Philip S.Goldberg please explain what is going on at the embassy that he has been running in La Paz since 2006?

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