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Cambridge City Councillor Marjorie Decker is no stranger to the military draft. During the Vietnam War, her father was drafted to fight while many others were able to evade service. So when Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y., announced this Sunday that he wanted to bring back the draft for everyone 18 and over, it conjured mixed emotions for her. “In some ways, I resent the draft because there were a lot of people who could get out who were far more privileged,” Decker said. “At the same time, it?...
...Once-marginalized parties such as the Working Families Party, the Conservative Party, and the Independence Party have become forces in local and statewide elections. In a few important races where they cross-endorsed a mainstream candidate, votes under their aegis even proved decisive. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), for example, was nominated by both the Democratic and Working Families parties in 2000, and a significant chunk of her votes came under the latter banner...
This book contains absolutely nothing resembling a statement of purpose in Iraq, or a coherent strategy for achieving any goals there. It’s the same hypocritical babble spewed by House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and most other Democrats who aren’t Sen. Barack Obama, D...
...want conservatives to agree to strategic investments in housing, childcare, health care, education, and affordable housing.” To reflect Pentecost’s commitment to bipartisanship, the conference featured politicians from both sides of the aisle, including Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), and Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.). They all spoke about their faith and commitment to overcome poverty...
...Student debt is like quicksand—it swallows you up before you have a chance to gain your footing,” Sen. Charles E. Schumer ’71, D-N.Y., told The Northwest Indiana Times yesterday. “Graduating from college should kick start a young person’s professional life, but massive debt will just bog you down for decades...