November 3, 2000

'President' Sheen Seeks AmeriCorps Expansion

By JEFFREY SELINGO

Martin Sheen may only play the president on television, but now he's lobbying the real thing to expand the AmeriCorps national-service program.

Mr. Sheen -- who plays President Josiah Bartlet on the NBC television series The West Wing -- has asked President Clinton to provide stipends to law-school graduates who volunteer their legal services. AmeriCorps provides participants with vouchers worth $4,725 to help cover college expenses or pay back student loans

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