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Editorial: Make tuition credit permanent
In his 2011 budget proposal, President Barack Obama called on Congress to make the American Opportunity Tax Credit permanent.
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Editorial: A challenge for Obama
On Saturday, U. Minnesota will welcome President Barack Obama. This is an honor for the University, but it is also an opportunity to let him hear our voices. Obama has inadequately addressed gay rights.
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Editorial: On the hunt for jobs
The dire economic situation and its effects on national unemployment are weighing heavily on the minds of the current senior class, for whom the post-graduate years are fast approaching. As of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics placed unemployment at 9.
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Editorial: Bottle it up
Over 98 brands of bottled water are sold in the U.S., a country that has some of the most reliable, sanitary, and clean tap water in the world. Do we really need to be purchasing these bottles?
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Editorial: MTV town hall avoids real issues
President Barack Obama's sit-down for his MTV "youth town hall" this Thursday might as well be played out by actors. The audience of young people who will ask the questions in this played-out debacle will be gathered by a casting call.
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Editorial: Education bubble
Go to college. If you are reading this, you have probably heard it before - from your high school counselor. What your counselor didn't tell you is how to find a job after you rack up tens of thousands of dollars in student loans.
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Editorial: McDonald’s law will not end obesity epidemic
San Francisco is moving forward with a city ordinance that would ban toys from McDonald's Happy Meals. The city wants the toys pulled unless McDonald's adds fruit and vegetable options and limits sodium, sugar and fat content.
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Editorial: Do not ban drivers’ aides
There are bans that protect us from ourselves, and then there are those that impose regulations that far surpass the law's jurisdiction. U.S.
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Editorial: Stewart’s ‘Rally to Restore Sanity’ hypocritical
There are many annoying things that can occur during an argument that make it a waste of time. Among these things are fighting with a 5-year-old - or someone with the mentality of one - fighting with someone who speaks another language and fighting with either your parents or your boss because, well,...