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Published: 01/19/11

The Peace Corps' Most Famous Alumni

By  Torie Bosch - AOL News
The Peace Corps' Most Famous Alumni

The Peace Corps is mourning the loss of Sargent Shriver, the organization's first director and a member of the Kennedy family by marriage. The list of past Peace Corps volunteers includes some now-prominent individuals, several of whom point to their work with the organization as a formative experience in their lives. Surge Desk recalls some of the most famous Peace Corps alumni. Chris Matthews The host of MSNBC's "Hardball With Chris Matthews" volunteered in Swaziland from 1968 to 1970. Chris Dodd The politician, who ran for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, ...

Published: 11/3/09

Perry Leads Hutchison in GOP Primary, but Hutchison Runs Stronger Against Dems

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Perry Leads Hutchison in GOP Primary, but Hutchison Runs Stronger Against Dems

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a 42 percent to 30 percent lead over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in a Republican primary match-up, with 7 percent for Debra Medina, a former GOP county chairman, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll conducted Oct. 20-27. Eighteen percent are undecided. The margin of error for the GOP race is 5.19 points. ...

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