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  • [Democratic Senator] Dodd urges mandatory community service

    06/23/2007 11:28:52 AM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 115 replies · 1,989+ views
    Yahoo! News ^ | June 23, 2007 | Holly Ramer
    NASHUA, N.H. - Aiming to create the first generation in which all Americans serve their country, Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd is offering a range of initiatives to encourage — and in some cases compel — community service. "All Americans should serve our country," the Connecticut senator said in remarks prepared for delivery Saturday. "Endowed as we are with so many gifts, is it too much to ask that we each give something back to this remarkable place?" He proposes making community service mandatory for all high school students, doubling the size of the Peace Corps by 2011 and expanding...