Ms. FISHER: Congressman Ney and his co-conspirators engagedin a long-term pattern to defraud the public of the unbiased and honest services of an elected official.
But they who refuse to pursue that reconciliation process now know that they will have to contend with both strong Afghan security forces backed by the United States and our allies, and again an Afghan government that is engagedin the long-term partnership with the United States.
Because especially for first-time voters, especially for people who aren't engaged over the longtermin politics, it can be a relatively intimidating process.
Mr Chaves's research finds that the majority of congregations are engagedin short-term emergency programmes, such as soup kitchens, not the sort of long-term personal efforts they are especially praised for.
And he's made it clear since -- in this post-election period, when we've been engagedin conversations with members of Congress about how to deal with the fiscal cliff and our long-term deficit challenges.