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Florida Dems have an ally in Michigan, which is in the same boat. But in Michigan, only Clinton was on the ballot - which adds a more pressing factor of fairness into its attempt at a revote. In the Sunshine State, both candidates were on the Florida ballot for a "non-primary" that drew a record number of Democrats to the polls. Clinton defeated Obama, and by party rules would take a percentage of the state delegates. Though a revote may likely change that number only slightly, ignoring even the possibility of a tiny change would be politically fraught in this...
...this attempt to rebrand the government school isn’t the first. In 1981, former Dean Graham T. Allison Jr. tried to eliminate the name “Kennedy” from the school’s name, an effort that many perceived to be a way to distance the school from a liberal family during an era of ascendant conservatism...
...however, that discomfort can ever be avoided when dealing with tensions of privileges, exclusion, and religion; these issues are controversial because of their public nature—in how they infringe on the privileges of some in order to benefit others—and the administration’s attempt to sidetrack controversy only created more...
...Israeli decision comes just days after a Palestinian gunman killed eight male students and wounded eight others last Thursday at a seminary closely linked with the Jewish settler's movement. The government's announcement is seen as an attempt by Olmert to pacify the pro-settlement, rightwing politicians within his fragile coalition. Israel Radio reported that Olmert approved the settlement construction in the face of threats from the ultra-orthodox Shas party to pull down his government. Work will now restart on settlements in Givat Zeev, an ultra-orthodox enclave in the West Bank, and in the East Jerusalem neighborhood...
...Yale's Eric Flato comes out of the gates shooting, but misses his first three point attempt. It doesn't matter though, since Travis Pinick is there for the easy put-back. Another Harvard turnover leads to another easy basket for Yale. [Yale 43, Harvard...