Word: abstentionism
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The council ultimately approved the resolution by a vote of 23-12 with one abstention.
In this context, it is hardly surprising that 300 college presidents signed a letter drafted by the American Jewish Committee and published in The New York Times calling for “intimidation-free campuses.” Who could possibly oppose the reaffirmation of our universities as safe-havens...
A bitter battle over sex ed has long raged in this country--and with each year the foes have become more deeply set in their stances. On one side are religious conservatives arguing that sex outside of wedlock is unholy. They have secured millions of federal dollars for abstinence programs...
Here's why far-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen will advance to the second round of the French presidential election: An unusually high number of voters stayed home, and a lot of dissention among the voters of the left. Nearly 30 percent of the electorate stayed away from Sunday...
“This is really about accountability,” said council member Jessica R. Stannard-Friel ’04. “Under the [defeated] system, you can mask a ‘no’ vote as an abstention if you have an opinion that you...