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Obama Victory The new agenda facing Obama couldn't have been better summed up than by Michael Grunwald's five crucial steps [Nov. 17]. Obama's victory has the hallmarks of a landslide, even though, with 52% of the popular vote and a turnout of 64%, less than a third of the U.S. population actually voted for him. But this is still much more than most previous Presidents could claim, and with majorities in Congress and the Senate, there will be no excuse for not having the back-up for even the most daring new legislation. But a word...
...about which Iraqi parties will most effectively leverage the Americans' eventual departure to their own political benefit. It was always going to be politically sensitive - so much so that some 77 MPs stayed away from the parliamentary session. Although by Iraqi standards, 198 lawmakers could be considered a healthy turnout, there was much speculation that the no-shows purposely feared publicly committing to the SOFA (especially ahead of provincial polls to be held in January) and so ensured that they were conveniently in Saudi Arabia ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage...
...even aware that there were restrictions in place,” said Dian Yu ’11, another member of Cabot House. Administrators said that preserving the Harvard-Yale experience while simultaneously creating a safer game environment was the chief motive behind the changes. Despite a lower turnout perhaps attributable to the bitter cold, McCoy called the 2008 match a success. “The people that were there definitely seemed to be enjoying themselves,” he said...
...election saw turnout among voters aged 18 to 30 rise to between 52 and 53 percent, up from 48 percent in the 2004 election, according to estimates released Monday by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University. This rise represents an increase of 3.4 million voters since 2004. While nationally 53 percent of those under the age of 30 have taken at least one college course, the data revealed that of those in that age group who voted, 70 percent had gone to college. “It’s mainly...
...ultimate cancellation of the concert by the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), the performance was a major disappointment. While the event certainly outdid its predecessors in terms of artist choice, poor planning and failed communication ultimately undermined its success. The CEB should have expected and prepared for the turnout and excitement that are typical for a Girl Talk concert. While the CEB certainly tried to market the concert as just one segment of the larger pep rally event, it should have been prepared for the possibility that students might show up prepared to act as they would at a regular...