Archive | Politics
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Column: Aftermath of the first presidential debate
Two days have gone by since the first presidential debate. Since, we have political pundits decrying Obama’s passive tactics, a new Twitter account for Silent Jim Lehrer, and a series of Big Bird memes.
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Column: Romney’s immigration switch harms campaign
The Denver Post published an interview with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday in which the candidate altered his stance on immigration, promising that if he is elected, he will maintain a program enacted by the Obama administration that prevents the deportation of young ...
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Column: Romney’s ‘morals’
Wednesday night, Mitt Romney played the morals card. During the debate, he stated that the budget deficit is “not just an economic issue, I think it’s a moral issue.
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Editorial: As president, Obama shouldn’t need debate practice
Walk up to any business owner or manager and ask them the top five things wrong with their business and possible solutions to those problems, and it’s a sure thing that person can rattle them off in but a minute or two with no thought, and probably have a dozen more problems to give you.
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Column: Veteran still suffers cruel confinement
Pfc. Bradley Manning made headlines in 2010 when he was arrested for the leak of around 250,000 private documents concerning operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to the website WikiLeaks, known for its mission of transparency in government. Manning was arrested on May 26, 2010 and has been under U.
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Editorial: No good choice in November for privacy, due process, rights
Much has been said about the presidential candidates’ views on social issues, if you limit that category to civil rights, equality and religious concerns. But what about the more basic civil liberties of privacy, due process, assembly and freedom from unwarranted detention?
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Biden makes stops in North Carolina on campaign tour
Vice President Joe Biden visited North Carolina Tuesday afternoon as part of the Democratic presidential campaign.
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Pennsylvania voter ID law halted until next year
The dispute over the controversial voter ID law came to a partial conclusion yesterday as Judge Robert Simpson ruled to push the enforcement of the law until next year — in hopes of not disenfranchising voters in the upcoming presidential election.
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Column: Low voter turnout could be beneficial
Whichever candidate takes office in January will have plenty of people to thank, most notably the Americans who voted him into office. But more than a third of us won’t have participated.