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The ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum has now concluded.
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Obama: Americans need to be willing to role up their sleeves and make a difference.
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Obama: We need to hold all our insititutions accountable, public and private.
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Obama believes that national volunteerism is what makes America special.
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Obama wants to encourage young people to get involved as changes in government are being made.
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Obama: Washington is broken, we need to change the way it works.
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Obama: Ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they come together. That is what I want to inspire people to do.
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Obama: Senator McCain's service is legendary and inspiring.
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Woodruff: How do you increase numbers in the military without a draft.
Obama: One job of the President is to inspire individuals to serve.
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Obama: University's should invite the military back to their campus'.
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Obama: It is important that the president speaks of military service, not as an obligation of some, but an obligation of many.
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Obama: Important to increase the size, to decrease the amount of time overseas. It will be important to increase the pay for military.
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Woodruff: What would you do, as President, to make serving and staying in the military more attractive?
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Read Jennifer Silberman's pre-forum thoughts http://tinyurl.com/3kus5b
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Obama: I believe that government should expand opportunities for service.
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Obama: We have to have government, we have to have a FEMA that works. These efforts will not crowd out other service opportunities.
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Obama: There are a lot of creative ways that we can provide more ways to serve than exist now.
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Obama said, "Income does not determine whether or not people serve." ... Working in the community was the best education he ever had.
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Obama doesn't expect that his national service plan will pass exactly as it stands.
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Obama: America did not become the greatest country on earth, on its own. We believe on individual and mutual responsibility - neighborliness
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