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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-08 12:05 PM
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50. The habit of service is what should be considered, not the celebrity
but, in some families, they go together. From Amy Carter's wiki page:

Activism

Amy Carter later became known for her political activism, participating in a number of sit-ins and protests during the 1980s and early 1990s, aimed at changing U.S. foreign policy towards South African apartheid and Central America.<6> Along with activist Abbie Hoffman and 13 others, she was arrested during a 1987 demonstration at the University of Massachusetts for protesting CIA recruitment there. She was acquitted of all charges in a well-publicized trial in Northampton, Massachusetts. Attorney Leonard Weinglass, who defended Abbie Hoffman in the Chicago Seven trial in the 1960s, utilized the necessity defense, successfully arguing that CIA involvement in Central America and other hotspots were equivalent to trespassing in a burning building.<8> This occurred during Carter's sophomore year at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She was eventually dismissed from Brown for academic reasons and declined an opportunity to return.<9>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Carter#Activism

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