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State of the Union
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Politics categoryWASHINGTON, D.C. — What are your reactions to the President’s first State of the Union address?
Obama Wins Nobel Prize
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Politics categoryWASHINGTON, D.C. — It was announced today that President Barack Obama will be the fourth U.S. President — after Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Jimmy Carter, the latter of whom won it in retirement — to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
In Memoriam: Ted Kennedy
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Obituaries, Politics categoryHYANNIS PORT, Mass. — Ted Kennedy, who represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate since 1962, passed away early this morning at the age of 77. Senator Kennedy was a tremendous leader for liberal political causes in the United States, and, while an often polarizing figure, was much loved personally by many of his colleagues in [...]
On the Sonia Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Politics categoryNEW YORK, N.Y. — Nathaniel Persily, the Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law and Political Science at Columbia Law School and the 1988 top speaker at the National High School Tournament of Champions, has written an article for the Stimulist entitled “The Real Lessons of the Sotomayor Hearings.”
You can access the article by clicking [...]
It’s a 5-0 for Franken
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Politics category SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Following a unanimous ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court, former Senator Norm Coleman conceded to Senator-elect Al Franken.
Governor Tim Pawlenty is expected to certify the Franken’s 312-vote margin of victory sometime later today.
This electoral victory gives the Democratic Party its sixtieth seat in the United States Senate.
Obama Addresses America
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Politics categoryWASHINGTON, D.C. — Though not technically a State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama is delivering his first address to a joint session of Congress.
Feel free to contribute your thoughts as the speech unfolds!
Bratt to Host Debate in DC
Posted by Jon Cruz in the Politics categoryWASHINGTON, D.C. — Ron Bratt of Capitol Debate will be moderating a debate between Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Jamie Raskin on the issue of the separation of church and state at the Washington Ethical Center on February 26, 2009.
Townsend, the oldest child of Robert F. Kennedy, is adjunct professor at Georgetown University, former Maryland [...]
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