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...This election is different from the last because of the dire consequences we face if the Republicans win again. The Bush presidency has been terrible in every respect, from an unjustified preemptive invasion of Iraq that has alienated the world, to the erosion of our civil liberties under the Patriot Act, to a widening gap between rich and poor accelerated by tax cuts. As beneficial as Nader could be for this country, it’s not worth chancing another Bush win just to elect a third-party candidate...
...don’t. Sure, you might vaguely recall the visage of some door-to-door campaigner; you might’ve even voted. But, the likelihood that you’re actually well-acquainted with your council reps is slim to none. Every year, they campaign; we inattentively elect; and, after that, most of us are unaware of what goes on in the council—and they’re unaware of what goes on with us. So when the council errs, misjudging campus needs or opinions, it hardly comes as a surprise. After all, if council reps...
...server with the .com address is apparently both quick-thinking and discontent with the current administration—factcheck.com almost immediately became a redirect to www.georgesoros.com, site (unsurprisingly) of wealthy liberal financier George Soros. The current tagline on that site is “Why we must not re-elect George Bush.” This is probably not what Cheney had in mind...
Seven months ago, opposition leader Mark Latham announced on a radio talk show that if his Labor Party won the upcoming election it would pull Australian troops out of Iraq "by Christmas." Two weeks earlier, a terrorist bombing in Madrid had helped elect a socialist government pledged to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq. For voters, Latham's vow is not the main issue in the Oct. 9 election, but for observers around the world it's practically the only...
...always been somewhat politically oriented,” he says, “but [the Madison summit] inspired me to go hard with it.” After that event, Tef signed up with America Coming Together (ACT), a nonprofit working to elect John Kerry. Along with several musicians he has worked with, Tef has begun to help local groups reach out to African-American voters and to younger voters...