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...international--seem to suffer selective blindness when the subject is the Middle East. Israel is always in the wrong, the Palestinians always right. No matter that Israel is the only country in the region that is a democracy, with a free press, that 30-odd Israeli political parties express every shade of opinion from the far right to the far left, or that no political action in Israel goes uncriticized. Why then is the American press so quick to accept misstatements and unfounded claims put forth by the Arabs without so much as a demur? An honest review...
Missouri, the birth state of Mark Twain and once the gateway to the West, the starting point of the Pony Express and the Santa Fe Trail, is a microcosm of America. Politically, it has voted for every presidential winner in the 20th century except Dwight Eisenhower. Geographically, it is the center of the country, containing elements of Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western regions. Economically, it has rich farmland, thriving suburbs, big cities and impoverished ghettos. As farm communities die in the north, retirement and tourist centers like Branson flourish in the south. And it's a home to the great...
Blind, Native American and Muslim, Carlson would be one of the few members of Congress to express genuine support for the political goals of the p.l.o. And though G.O.P. cliches, not to mention a formidable opponent, make his candidacy seem improbable, he believes the economically ravaged 35th can be revived with a local revolution of churches, schools, community groups and the Nation of Islam working together...
...decided to use the machine because it was quick and convenient. I wanted to express favorable opinions about the dining hall," said Pedro A. Pimentel '99, an Adams House resident...
...people who do vote and ignore those who do not. However, many of the people who vehemently disagree with my decision not to vote for a presidential candidate are lacking a holistic view of the concept of democracy. Many of those to whom I speak about the presidential campaign express their desire to vote for President Clinton, an unacceptable option, as he has trampled the concept of ethical leadership, especially in regards to his signing of an extremely suspect welfare reform bill. Bob Dole is merely the lesser of two evils and obviously not the right choice. So, I made...