Word: johnson
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...entirely unprecedented, especially in challenging times. Although it only hired a few employees, during the Great Depression, the Farm Security Administration received a mandate for a national photography project that did much to lift the spirits of the country. In the early days of both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, officials lobbied hard for an Arts Secretary. Shortly after President Obama’s election, music composer and mogul Quincy Jones briefly pushed for a cabinet-level position so the average American kid might know who Toni Morrison and Joan Baez...
...House of Representatives passed by the slimmest margins the most sweeping progressive legislation since the Johnson Administration. The Affordable Health Care For America Act was passed by a meager five votes, the ayes coming in at 220 and the nays coming in at 215. Passage was made possible by an eleventh hour amendment proposed by Democratic Representative Bart Stupak of Michigan that forbids health insurance companies from covering abortions for any individual whose insurance is subsidized by taxpayer dollars. We lament that such a reactionary amendment was required for the passage of this landmark bill, but we also recognize...
Outsider ticket Robert G.B. Long ’11 and David R. Johnson ’11 released an e-mailed press statement on Monday announcing that they would be declining invitations to participate in any UC presidential debates. in the upcoming future...
While there are three tickets in the race, the “Long-Johnson” ticket, comprising Hysen’s friends Robert G.B. Long ’11 and David R. Johnson ’11, seems to be taking the race less seriously...
...Johnson] and I have both visited the UC Web site at least three times. We went to a town hall once where they advertised food, but it was gone by the time we got there,” said Long, when asked about his experience with student government. “And we have used the same bathroom as Eric Hysen...