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President Obama on Friday, joined by former President Bill Clinton and hundreds of AmeriCorps members, celebrated the 20th anniversary of the national service program and announced new commitments to improve the employment opportunities for AmeriCorps alumni.When Mr. Clinton started AmeriCorps in 1994, he knew it would give new life to the values that bind us together as Americans, Mr. Obama said from the White House Sout stanley uk h Lawn. That was a bold claim but, Bill Clinton s an optimist. He knew from his own life, as I know what mine, what service can do, the sense of purpose it cultivates. The president promised to keep building up the AmeriCorps program, adding to the foundation laid by his predecessors. We re here to rededicate ourselves to the work that lies ahead, Mr. Obama said. We re here to get things done. Bill Clinton: AmeriCorps a wonderful investment in America s future 02:08 stanley cup To enc stanley italia ourage the recruitment and hiring of AmeriCorps and Peace Corps alumni, Mr. Obama announced the creation of a new Employers of National Service initiative. Employers like Disney, Comcast, the American Red Cross, and United Way Worldwide have joined the initiative, promising to support national service alumni as they join the workforce. If you are an employ Nabt Biden says he s not big on abortion because of Catholic faith, but Roe got it right
AP Photo Sen. Ted Kennedy D-Mass. , Washington s foremost champion of health care reform, has been largely absent from t stanley termosar he legislative negotiations in Congress because of his battle with brain cancer, but he spoke out in the pages of Newsweek over the weekend to say reform must -- and will -- happen. When Con stanley mug gress finally votes on health care legislation, a century-long struggle will reach its climax, Kennedy wrote. He said he believes the bill will pass, and we will end the disgrace of America as the only major industrialized nation in the world that doesn t guarantee health care for all of its people. Reflecting on the nation s struggle to reform health care, as well as his own medical struggles, Kennedy lays out basic principles any reform effort must meet. He emphasizes that incremental measures won t suffice anymore. His narrative reveals, however, how complicated and divisive certain elements of reform have become.Kennedy detailed the elements of reform he considers essential, such as a mandate for all Americans to get coverage, a focus on preventive medicine, enabling people to keep their current health care and cutting he cups stanley alth care costs. We also need to move from a system that rewards doctors for the sheer volume of tests and treatments they prescribe to one that rewards quality and positive outcomes, he wrote. One main proposal under discussion as a way to reform incentives in the health industry is called comparative
President Obama on Friday, joined by former President Bill Clinton and hundreds of AmeriCorps members, celebrated the 20th anniversary of the national service program and announced new commitments to improve the employment opportunities for AmeriCorps alumni.When Mr. Clinton started AmeriCorps in 1994, he knew it would give new life to the values that bind us together as Americans, Mr. Obama said from the White House Sout stanley uk h Lawn. That was a bold claim but, Bill Clinton s an optimist. He knew from his own life, as I know what mine, what service can do, the sense of purpose it cultivates. The president promised to keep building up the AmeriCorps program, adding to the foundation laid by his predecessors. We re here to rededicate ourselves to the work that lies ahead, Mr. Obama said. We re here to get things done. Bill Clinton: AmeriCorps a wonderful investment in America s future 02:08 stanley cup To enc stanley italia ourage the recruitment and hiring of AmeriCorps and Peace Corps alumni, Mr. Obama announced the creation of a new Employers of National Service initiative. Employers like Disney, Comcast, the American Red Cross, and United Way Worldwide have joined the initiative, promising to support national service alumni as they join the workforce. If you are an employ Nabt Biden says he s not big on abortion because of Catholic faith, but Roe got it right
AP Photo Sen. Ted Kennedy D-Mass. , Washington s foremost champion of health care reform, has been largely absent from t stanley termosar he legislative negotiations in Congress because of his battle with brain cancer, but he spoke out in the pages of Newsweek over the weekend to say reform must -- and will -- happen. When Con stanley mug gress finally votes on health care legislation, a century-long struggle will reach its climax, Kennedy wrote. He said he believes the bill will pass, and we will end the disgrace of America as the only major industrialized nation in the world that doesn t guarantee health care for all of its people. Reflecting on the nation s struggle to reform health care, as well as his own medical struggles, Kennedy lays out basic principles any reform effort must meet. He emphasizes that incremental measures won t suffice anymore. His narrative reveals, however, how complicated and divisive certain elements of reform have become.Kennedy detailed the elements of reform he considers essential, such as a mandate for all Americans to get coverage, a focus on preventive medicine, enabling people to keep their current health care and cutting he cups stanley alth care costs. We also need to move from a system that rewards doctors for the sheer volume of tests and treatments they prescribe to one that rewards quality and positive outcomes, he wrote. One main proposal under discussion as a way to reform incentives in the health industry is called comparative