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...repeated near the end, functions as both a visual and musical refrain that emphasizes Milk’s meteoric rise and tragic fall. Much of the film deals with Milk’s multiple bids for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the different campaign tactics he tries. He runs unsuccessfully in 1975 and 1976 and is finally elected in 1977, saying in his recording that, “The movement is the candidate.” He works closely with Cleve Jones (Emile Hirsch), a young gay activist who moved to California to escape discrimination...
...Richard B. Freeman, an economics professor who focuses on labor issues, said it was “absolutely likely” that Bush’s NLRB decision would be repealed. President-elect Barack Obama championed organized labor in his campaign, saying in April that “it’s time we had a president who doesn’t choke saying the word ‘union,’” according to remarks on Obama’s Web site...
Both Koenigs and Waite are bringing humor to the UC campaign trail, which has been called self-important at times by other members of the student body. They both said they aim to prevent the race from becoming overly serious...
...tickets have each recently expressed mock concern about Harvard’s fiscal crisis. Waite temporarily suspended his campaign yesterday, issuing a press release arguing that “this is a time not for politics but statesmanship.” Koenigs said that “we shouldn’t even have the debate on Thursday, but should focus on getting that $8 billion back...
...representative and presidential candidate Charles T. James ’09-’10, who has been involved in campus comedy groups but is running a serious campaign, said that the humorous atmosphere improves the campaign season...