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Barack Obama was a founding member of the board of Public Allies in 1992, resigning before his wife became executive director of the Chicago chapter of Public Allies in 1993. Obama plans to use the nonprofit group, which he features on his campaign Web site, as the model for a national service corps. He calls his Orwellian program, "Universal Voluntary Public Service."...

SIERRA VISTA - Retired Gen. Wesley Clark made his way into Sierra Vista on Saturday. His visit was part of a whirlwind weekend tour as the general visited battleground states where primary elections are scheduled on Tuesday. Speaking to a crowd of more than 400 people at the Windemere Hotel and Conference Center, Clark outlined his plan to foster a coalition to help the rebuilding and security efforts in Iraq and called upon local independents, Democrats and moderate Republicans to make a change in leadership at the White House. "I'm here to ask for your help," he told the crowd,...