Member 5198After midsummer's silliness, a purpose-driven campaign? (USATODAY.com)20-08-2008 13h22USATODAY.com - Back in June, we expressed the hope that Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, the surprise winners of their parties' nominating contests, would conduct a spirited, substantive debate on the direction of the country. Unconventional picks with compelling personal stories, both candidates said they wanted to reach across party lines and change politics as usual. Our view on college admissions: Let alma maters decide (USATODAY.com)20-08-2008 13h21USATODAY.com - A fair number of freshmen arriving at their colleges this week are legacies, a term that sounds faintly disreputable. Aren't these the students who get into top-tier colleges because their parents went there and donate heavily? Opposing view: Ban legacy preferences (USATODAY.com)20-08-2008 13h20USATODAY.com - There is no good argument for a legacy preference in college admissions. Legacies are less qualified and perform less well academically than their non-legacy peers. The preference is inefficient for fundraising, and it undermines the role of colleges as engines of socioeconomic opportunity. Schools should do away with it voluntarily, or Congress should ban it just like discrimination against racial minorities. Sending the US to war is not the president's call (The Christian Science Monitor)20-08-2008 17h00The Christian Science Monitor - In the United States, the decision to go to war rests with the elected representatives of those who will do the fighting and dying. It's one of the defining – and critical – elements of the republic. Congress flunks in higher education act (The Christian Science Monitor)20-08-2008 17h00The Christian Science Monitor - It's fair to say that the latest college rankings from U.S. News and World Report, due out Aug. 22, will be more widely read than the Higher Education Act signed last week by President Bush. There's a good reason for that, and it's not because the act is 1,158 pages long and a foot high. Five Questions for John McCain: An Urgent Appeal to the MSM (HuffingtonPost.com)20-08-2008 11h48HuffingtonPost.com - Dear Mainstream Media, VEEPSTAKES: Obama Sets What Looks Like a Saturday VP Event (The Nation)20-08-2008 11h30The Nation - The Nation -- Barack Obama launched his campaign for the presidency a year and a half ago at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. MSNBC Taps Rachel Maddow for New Show (The Nation)20-08-2008 07h51The Nation - The Nation -- Popular pundit Rachel Maddow will host a new talk show on MSNBC, catapulting the Air America host and progressive favorite into a prime time field largely dominated by male and conservative anchors. What the Super Bowl Tells Us About 2008 (RealClearPolitics.com)20-08-2008 00h30RealClearPolitics.com - In February, the New York Football Giants stunned everyone by upsetting the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 42 Their journey to football's highest peak was as improbable as it was surprising and their successful playoff run shows similarities to this year's Presidential race. The Giants and the McCain campaign share a few similar traits. Both were wild cards in the respective contests. At every turn, both were outspent, outgunned and not expected to win. The Giants went to Dallas and beat the Cowboys. They went to Green Bay and beat a legend on his own field. McCain, left for dead time-and-again, used the springboard of his New Hampshire victory to rack up enough victories to make his nomination a forgone conclusion by the time the polls closed on February 5th. <<< Prev member Next member >>> Randon Members Member 933 Member 772 Member 1660 Member 3710 Member 5247 Member 1137 Member 5217 Member 436 Member 3233 Member 5130 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 | |
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