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...torn scraps of conventional wisdom being swept up and thrown away after the election, here's one that may be the most discredited of all: Americans don't vote based on the vice-presidential nominee. From the moment Sarah Palin finished her incandescent speech at the Republican National Convention to the late-October New York Times/CBS News poll in which a third of respondents said the choice of Vice President would have a "great deal of influence" on their vote, it was clear that Palin was a transformative figure. In short, she single-handedly changed the race - only...
...gives us the kind of understated leadership that is so special.”Berry has notched 95 tackles and four interceptions during his career. His presence in the secondary is so dominant that teams no longer throw in his direction. He did not have a single ball thrown against him in man-to-man coverage in four consecutive games last season. His intensity in the secondary parallels his intensity in the classroom.“There are so many great things to say about Andrew,” senior linebacker Glenn Doris says. “He?...
...investigated the contention, revealing that not one but three sets of researchers found that “professors have virtually no impact on the political views and ideology of their students.” The conclusive results of all three studies will hopefully lay to rest the baseless whines thrown up by conservatives whenever the youth vote is not going their way. Conservatives cite the liberal majority amongst ’60s-generation university professors today as evidence for their case, failing to differentiate correlation from causation. According to research, not only do most people form their political views...
...while assassins have massacred hundreds of rank-and-file police and soldiers. Although cartel hitmen traditionally kill their targets with firearms, they have lately grown increasingly sophisticated and ruthless - drug gangs are alleged to be behind a bomb that exploded in Mexico City in February and grenades that were thrown into a crowded plaza in September...
...them was the subject of an ACLU lawsuit against the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections this spring. Federal law requires voters to be given a chance to check their ballot for errors, also known as second-chance voting. (Studies have shown that mistakes on ballots lead them to be thrown out at higher rates in low-income, minority communities...