Congress to Introduce Public Service Academy Act to Create America's First National Civilian College

Seeded on Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:55 PM EDT (Marketwire)

Tomorrow, over two dozen Congresspeople will introduce the United States Public Service Academy Act. The Academy will do for the Public Service what West Point and other Service Academies do for the military - cultivate leadership through education and mandatory service.

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Yeah, Someone SHOULD Start a Third Party

Sat May 6, 2006 2:18 PM EDT

My newest pet peeve is people talking about a Third Party in the United States. Not because I don't think there should be a Third Party, but because I'm sick of people just talking about it.

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From Sarah Vowell on NYTimesSelect...

Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:54 AM EST

The Pessimism Deficit By SARAH VOWELL A couple of weeks ago, I was doing a reading at one of those bookstores on the West Coast where at least five people will hiss like snakes and radiators if an author even mentions the names of certain senior administration officials.

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