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Week in Review: Debates and Gender in the Election

Maria Lombardi ’15 In the past week, not only did we witness the third and final presidential debate, but New York Times blogger Nate Silver discussed this year’s historically high gender gap, and an editorial published by the New York Times investigated the possible implications of electing Mitt Romney and what this for women abroad […]

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Week in Review: The Politicizing of Benghazi

Mollie Greenwood ’13 This Tuesday’s Presidential debate proved to be a major turning point for both the Obama and Romney campaigns.  In the wake of the first debate, President Obama’s polling numbers had dropped nationwide, most importantly in swing states, whereas Romney’s campaign appeared to reenergize as Romney put a spirit behind his first debate.  The […]

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Election Year Issues: Iran, Jobs, and Delegate Counts

Kal Decato ‘12 The Israel-Iran dilemma: Obama’s primary objective. On Thursday, March 8, in an Investor’s Business Daily blog, Charles Krauthammer opined on President Obama’s handling of the Israel-Iran situation. The message being projected by the U.S. President is one of strong resolve for preventing Iran from going nuclear. He has stated this several times […]

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The Week in Review: Pessimism Lingers Despite Optimistic Reports

Melanie Rader ’13 This week Politico columnist Glenn Thrush, along with many other major news outlets, discussed the positive and negative implications of President Obama’s decision to accept the support of super PAC donations. The economy also took center stage following the jobs report released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed […]

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