Ryan Lynch's blog

What’s going on with funding for the Peace Corps?
 
Nearly a year ago, several news reports noted that the Peace Corps was being funded through a continuing resolution.
 
But a Google news search doesn’t turn up anything recent. This is from a Huffington Post piece last February:
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I have not yet seen "the most important and urgent political film of our time," as the Huffington Post describes Michael Moore's latest effort, "Capitalism: A Love Story."  I have seen some of Moore's other work, and I thought "Sicko" in particular was thought-provoking.
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When I was a teenager, I knew only two things about Rock the Vote: 1) It was affiliated with MTV; and 2) It registered voters.
 
But as time has gone on, I’ve noticed some edges that don’t quite square. First, Rock the Vote defines itself as supporting “progressive” policies, while at the same time claiming nonpartisanship.
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What do you think the chances are that a health care reform bill will become law in 2009?  Keith Hennessey, a National Economic Council director under former President George W. Bush, puts the odds of "a much more limited bill that becomes law this year" at 40 percent, and the odds of no health reform bill becoming law this year at 5 percent. 
 
Do you agree with those numbers?
 
Here are two related questions:
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Here is an interesting comment to consider after a critical take on cash-for-clunkers at The Atlantic: 
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