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...fact, during the campaign, Obama said "I actually believe that we need missile defense because of Iran and North Korea and the potential for them to obtain or to launch nuclear weapons." While expressing concern that such a program might not work, he also has said that it makes sense to "explore the possibility of deploying missile defense systems in Europe," in light of Tehran's efforts, his aides have recently suggested he won't move ahead with the European deployment if the system's not "workable." (On Friday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Washington against deploying the shield...
...later, he ended up facing the No. 2 seed of the consolation bracket, John Patrick Smith of Tennessee, and managed to put up quite a fight, eventually succumbing to the 7-6 (6), 7-5 defeat. Clayton came back from a 5-2 deficit in the first set to obtain a few set points in the tiebreak, but he couldn’t close it out. He had more opportunities in the second set, breaking Smith at 3-3 and serving for the set, but it never materialized, as he lost his serve in consecutive games. Clayton managed to impress...
...million ballots were cast by young voters, amounting to at least a 2.2 million increase from 2004, according to Tufts University’s Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. H-VOTE, an Institute of Politics program that helped students register in their home states and obtain absentee ballots, reported a four-fold increase in the number of voters it registered compared to 2004. Two thousand and seventeen students registered or pledged to vote this year through H-VOTE, up from about 500 during the last presidential race. Alice J. Gissinger ’11, a student...
...people for family event today.” Most of the visitors who attended said they had a good time, although not everyone could enjoy the fiesta. Ana E. Garduno, a student at the Graduate School of Education, said that she had not been able to obtain a ticket. “I tried to get a ticket for the day’s Fiesta but it’s all sold out,” she said. “I will definitely try to get one for next year’s event.” It wasn?...
...much of Obama’s ability to obtain whites’ support was due to his unusual racial heritage—the grandparents from Kansas, the father in the United States on a student visa, the visible and unembarrassed biraciality? Is it now possible that white voters will be equally enthusiastic about an African American candidate descended from slaves...