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Biden focuses on insourcing, innovation in Iowa State visit
Vice President Joe Biden focused on American's innovation and the goal to "insource" at his speech at Iowa State U. on Thursday.
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Former propaganda artist presents new perspectives on North Korea
Freedom and peace. Those are the themes of the Korean artist Song Byeok, a man who lived under and escaped from one of the most oppressive regimes on Earth, and who, on Feb. 23, came to Georgia Tech to share his both his story and the new direction that his art has taken.
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Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood steers students toward public service
Life in public service may not always be a path to prestige, but that should not deter students from pursuing it, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood told students at Brown U. Wednesday afternoon.
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Barney Frank gives speech on relationship between U.S. and Israel
Well over a hundred U. California-Berkeley students, faculty and visitors arrived on campus Thursday night to listen to Congressman Barney Frank speak about Israel and its relationship with the United States.
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Students feel ‘inspired’ by Obama’s advocacy for energy efficiency, independence
Throwing up the “U, United States President Barack Obama took the stage at around 2:30 p.m. Thursday at U. Miami’s BankUnited Center Fieldhouse.
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Pelosi talks service, politics
Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives, joined Andrew Card, former Republican White House chief of staff and Bush School acting dean, on the Texas A&M U. campus to discuss the role of women in politics.
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Penn State students raise more than $10 million in charity dance marathon
The Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon exceeded expectations Sunday afternoon when THON Overalls revealed this year’s total fundraising effort as a record-breaking $10,686,924.83. THON participants showed that nothing can stop them from fighting to cure pediatric cancer.
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MSNBC host Chris Matthews discusses John F. Kennedy
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews painted a portrait for American U. students of the man he calls his hero: President John F. Kennedy. “I like heroes that don’t kill people,” Matthews said in a Feb. 15 speech at the School of International Service.
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Irish Prime Minister optimistic about economy
In a display of strong Irish patriotism and optimism, Prime Minister of Ireland Enda Kenny discussed the recovery of Ireland’s economy at a talk at Harvard U. on Thursday.