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Bipartisanship still unlikely; system flaws open chances

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010

According to The Washington Post, the Young Democrats want change. One of their articles mentions how “a new class of junior lawmakers is exerting its influence by challenging the chamber’s sacred traditions and the partisan, top-down governing style that has marked the past two years.” “The young Democrats, many of whom will be on the ballot in 2012, reject the view that the Senate must move at a glacial pace that only its most senior members get to determine the policy agenda, and that bipartisanship has become the purview of the naive and nostalgic.” It’s nice there are some politicians who think there’s hope for partisanship and change in our government.

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Thanksgiving is culinary NyQuil

By Michael Cassar · Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010

As much as I’d like to take Thanksgiving and use it as a backdrop to craft an ode to nationalism, my enthusiasm for jingoism is dampened by just how dull this holiday actually is.

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Palin may move to run for presidency

By Chris Hoitash · Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010

With the Midterm elections over, some are already preparing for the presidential election. As these groups prepare, a new voice has risen. From the depths of the Republican Party, a strong voice has united under one banner, the banner of solidarity against a common enemy. That voice rings loud and true, and it says clearly, “Sarah Palin must be stopped.”

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4th Amendment rights endangered

By Kody Klein · Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010

n our post-9/11 world, we watch carefully and take tedious note of those who excite our paranoia. We tap, tape and follow. We incarcerate and interrogate based entirely on suspicion. We do this in the name of safety.

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Republican goals are in sight

By Neil Weinberg · Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010

The Republican Party rose to power last week on the mantle of smaller government, spending cuts and tax breaks for everyone. However, its main asset last Tuesday was an unpopular opponent.

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Democrats lose ground

By Michael Cassar · Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010

The elections this past week showed heavy Republican gains at every level of government, falling 38 years short of James Carville’s predicted 40 years of Democratic dominance.

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Low voter turnout boosts Republicans

By Clement Daly · Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010

Two weeks ago, in a piece penned on Virg Bernero’s visit to the campus, I made the point any Republican gains in the mid-term election would be seized upon by the Obama administration as “political cover for its continual lurch to the right.” Moreover, I speculated the media would “inevitably chime in (saying) the American people have rejected the ‘left-wing’ and even ‘socialist’ policies pursued by the Obama administration.” Since the elections, this perspective has been confirmed.

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Capitalism leads exploited symphony to strike

By Clement Daly · Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010

In a powerful display of solidarity, musicians from the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra joined their counterparts in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for a moving performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” and Johannes Brahms’ “Symphony No.

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One-stop campaign financing?

By David Kanaan · Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010

Beware the apparently wholesome name. The Supreme Court decision Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission from earlier this year, more commonly referred to as “Citizens United,” was another free market milestone toward creating the illusion that a corporation is a living, breathing and naturalized constituent.

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Rick Synder has big thoughts for Michigan

By Neil Weinberg · Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010

Before he introduced himself to the state as “One Tough Nerd” during the Super Bowl in February and won the Republican nomination for governor in August, Rick Snyder came to Eastern Michigan University. It was a small gathering of fewer than ten people held last December in the Walton/Putnam Lounge.

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Food at EMU pales compared to GVSU

By Jesse Peck · Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010

As with any college, our beloved Eastern Michigan has Dining Services. From the Eateries, to the Commons, to the food court in the Student Center it is an obvious presence here on campus. Dining Services is even responsible for many on-campus jobs for individuals with work-study.

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Catholics threatened in Middle East

By Michael Cassar · Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010

For the past few weeks, 250 participants in the Catholic Church’s Synod of Bishops for the Middle East have converged to discuss issues facing the Church in the region. John L. Allen reports that of the 185 attending bishops, 140 do not belong to the Latin Rite.

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Populist Bernero brings pitch to EMU

By Clement Daly · Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010

Tonight, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero will attempt to convince students and staff at Eastern their vote should be cast for him in the approaching midterm election.

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