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“Continuing to press the themes of values, faith and patriotism, Sen. Barack Obama exhorted Americans on Wednesday ‘to step into the strong currents of history’ and volunteer for service to their country, pledging to dramatically expand opportunities for those accepting his challenge. … At $3.5 billion a year, his service plan, laid out last December and expanded on only slightly Wednesday, has been derided by conservatives as an example of big government. He would expand the AmeriCorps program established by President Bill Clinton by 250,000 slots, double the size of the Peace Corps by 2011, expand the Foreign Service, and create an Energy Corps to conduct renewable-energy and environmental-cleanup projects. Veterans would be enlisted to help other veterans find jobs and support, and a Social Investment Fund Network would support the nonprofit sector.” (07/03/08)