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Before his conviction, Stevens was locked in a tight re-election race with Anchorage mayor Mark Begich; after the jury returned a verdict, Stevens' poll numbers dipped. But even if Stevens does eke out a victory, he is already facing calls from across his party to resign soon afterward. Both John McCain and Sarah Palin called on Stevens to step down after the election. Under Alaska law, a resignation would set in motion a chain of events leading to a special election to replace him 60 to 90 days later. If he chooses not to resign and his appeals fail...
...Election Day nears, all this provides some context for foreign journalists as we try to scythe our way through the forests of spin and unanswered questions which surround any modern election campaign. Are the polls right? How big a factor is race? What impact could a huge youth vote have...
...tight race, but ultimately, one designer emerged victorious. For the breadth of materials, completeness of vision, and kick-ass je-ne-sais-quoi, Meriweather H. Burruss, winner of the FM’s 3rd Annual Fast Fashion challenge, we congratulate...
...Will Obama be constrained to maintain a race-neutral political and policy persona in order to keep other minorities’ and whites’ support? After being elected, if he is, can he discuss illegal immigration, the achievement gap, black male incarceration, or affirmative action without alienating too many voters? More generally, can he talk openly about racism, nativism, and structural impediments to nonwhites’ success, along with talking about parental responsibility and personal excellence...
...Even Barack Obama will not solve all of America’s problems of race, class, and gender in the United States over the next few years. Nevertheless, we can pause to savor how far our nation has come in recent decades, before tackling the huge and fascinating questions that lie before us as students, scholars, and citizens...