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...noticed. In the months since the start of primary season, America has found itself riveted to presidential polls and caucus results—nearly every news program dedicates at least a few minutes to chattering about Clinton, Obama or McCain. However, as 2008 flies by, there is more at stake than the White House. Many of America’s senators, sheriffs, and railroad commissioners are also vying for their jobs. And in Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, and West Virginia, elective justice seats on the state Supreme Court are being decided as well...
...hands of a Dijon judge, who is set to hand down his decision Monday. Sebire's lawyers argue that current laws pertaining to terminal patients can be interpreted to allow active euthanasia. The political consequences of that ruling will be as grave as Sebire's vital stake in it. Members of France's center-right government have rejected Sebire's appeal in virtual unison, arguing that existing legislation, laid down in 2005, allows families and doctors of terminal patients to withhold life-sustaining treatment, but in no way permits active measures to provoke death. Sebire and her backers retort that...
...issues at stake in this election are among the most important we'll face in a generation: the economy, health care, the environment, ending the war in Iraq and developing a foreign policy that will restore our respect and prestige on the world stage. Obama has exhibited the intellect, foresight and judgment necessary to lead the country on these matters. Clinton may have more experience in Washington, but Obama alone has the potential to change our political climate for the better and be a unifier here and abroad. His charisma, eloquence and ability to inspire, coupled with his appeal...
...STAKE 366 delegates in Florida and Michigan...
...disappointed with this new political apathy? MG: The youth have never, never been a large voting bloc, and there are reasons for that. They don’t get to have a full stake in society and they’re not motivated like people who have a stake. Whether you have a house, a job, or the loss of a job, it changes your whole approach. Jack Kennedy with his charisma certainly did bring out idealism in youth, and of course Hubert Humphrey probably in greater detail than did Jack Kennedy. We don’t have that situation...