Word: attenders
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...most Americans and Europeans, the head-scarf issue is a no-brainer. In a functioning democracy, an 18-year-old has the right to attend university dressed however she chooses. That much is indisputable. By lifting the ban, Turkey will have righted a wrong that has been a thorn in its side for far too long...
...Perhaps brooding on these issues has simply made Harvard women unfit for company. Instead of going on dates, even group dates, they band together to produce the Vagina Monologues. A college that can supply 30 women to perform and 100 to attend the Vagina Monologues on Valentine’s Day night is a college without a dating scene...
...public debate prompted local media blogs to explode with angry and dismayed postings. A history teacher declared her disappointment since she had hoped her high school students might be able to attend the historic event. A University of Texas student wrote that this was why many young people were estranged from the political process, Obama's huge crowds notwithstanding. Why call it a "public" debate at all, another poster asked...
...that has not halted the criticism, particularly among Obama's legions of supporters - the Illinois Senator attracted a crowd of 22,000 in a downtown rally on his first visit to Austin a year ago, and in November some 3,000 Obama supporters attended a fundraiser at a popular Austin musical venue. For grassroots organizers like Ian Davis with Texans for Obama, the issue has become "an absolute nightmare." His phone is ringing all day long as enthusiastic Obama supporters want to know why they cannot attend the debate. "It could have been a golden opportunity, but it's become...
...Anyone who does not score a debate ticket is welcome to pay $50 to attend a screening party hosted by the Texas Democratic Party at the Austin Hyatt Hotel, state party officials said, and they have dangled the possibility that the candidates might drop by after the debate. But many grassroot supporters say they cannot afford the $50 admission fee. "I don't understand the mentality to charge money like that - I mean we are the party of the people," Davis said. "I don't want to be critical and I know they have tough decisions to make...