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...can’t say that I think Hayes had a particular political legacy; he tends to blur together with other Gilded Age political leaders,” said American history professor Rachel C. St. John...
...when music, literature, and visual art could beg for Love while underscoring the horrors of needless bloodshed. I like John Mayer, but he’s no Hendrix, and, well, most hipsters are too busy in-fighting about their favorite indie band to join together under one particular anti-war creed.Meanwhile, back on the home front, we could be dealing with the possibility of a heavily conservative Supreme Court. Roe v. Wade could be overturned, and constitutional amendments could be instated to ban gay marriage and alienate any number of “inalienable” rights. The outpouring...
...Senator Obama has also offered a comprehensive plan to secure American energy independence, which is of particular importance given that at current rates of consumption, the U.S. will become dependent on foreign suppliers —many of whom are hostile and volatile regimes—for 75 percent of its oil needs. Obama’s policy proposals correctly target the transportation sector, which accounts for 70 percent of American oil consumption. By mandating a flex-fuel standard for all automobiles, expanding hybrid-car tax credit, and significantly increasing the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, Obama?...
...Amigos, Sercombe says that CityStep does cater to the needs of the particular socioeconomic balance at the school, where 49 percent of students—nine percentage points above the district average—are eligible for the free and reduced-price lunch program. CityStep also provides a shuttle service for the second- and third-year students whose parents cannot take them to the after school classes...
...Still, it's hard to argue that the left in general and gays in particular should sit on their hands while foes outspend them. Strategically, the Cabinet makes sense; most people who defend its secrecy offer a Machiavellian understanding of ends and means. "I could lose a lot of sleep about it, and I do wonder why they have abandoned [gay] organizations that have a 35-year track record in order to have their own operations," says a seasoned Washington gay activist. "But if that's the way the rules of the game are being played, I need to maneuver...