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Martin O'Malley

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(130,883 posts) Wed Sep 2, 2015, 02:18 AM Sep 2015

Martin O'Malley pledges to expand national service volunteering programs.Guardian

Peace Corps and Americorps would be extended to more Americans if he became president, says Democrat running for White House.

In his policy statement O’Malley tried to differentiate himself both from frontrunner Hillary Clinton to his right and Vermont socialist Senator Bernie Sanders to his left by stating that “every young American should have the opportunity to serve his or her country through national service”.>>>

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/02/martin-omalley-pledges-to-expand-national-service-volunteering-programs