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Obama backs debatable candidate for Congress

By Michael Cassar · Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010

At first glance, it should not be particularly noteworthy that President Obama should choose to make an appearance in a political ad on behalf of Cedric Richmond, the Democratic challenger to Republican Joseph Cao’s seat.

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Policy failed to be repealed by Senate

By Andrew Best · Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010

On Sept. 21st the bid to repeal the controversial “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy failed in the Senate. The policy prohibits openly gay Americans from serving in the military while at the same time prohibiting the military from inquiring about the sexual orientation of a candidate for military service.

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Gay marriage is well over due to be legal

By Kody Klein · Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010

It is time gay marriage be made legally possible and socially acceptable. The members of the gay community are American citizens. More importantly, they are human beings, and they deserve the same rights and opportunities as the heterosexual majority.

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Letter to the editor: Echo cartoon creates local controversy

Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010

The recent publication of Jason Promo’s Sept. 27 comic illustrating several characters dressed in hoods, a tree with a noose, and one character saying to the other, “Honey, this is the tree where we met” horrified me.

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Representative Grayson launches verbal attack

By Michael Cassar · Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010

Firebrand Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson is now facing a strong backlash after an attack ad launched against his opponent, Daniel Webster, took Webster’s words out of context while comparing him to the Taliban.

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Patriotism should be re-evaluated

By Kody Klein · Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010

There is a centuries-old cancer debilitating all of humanity, stunting its growth and threatening the peaceful coexistence of its members.

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Obama's initiative causes competition

By Clement Daly · Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010

Over the summer, Michigan was passed over in the second round of the Obama administration’s “Race to the Top” initiative. Through RTT, Obama had the states compete with each other over a paltry $4 billion in federal funding for public education. The winners were those who went furthest in carrying out the administration’s education reform principles.

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Take time to discover Constitution

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010

Americans love the Constitution. We might argue what it means or try to change parts of it, but as a general rule we like it. Despite this adoration, it seems people aren’t as familiar with the document as you might expect.

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Policies support students in loans, develop colleges

By Barack Obama · Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010

At colleges and universities across America, students are heading into the classroom, many for the first time. You’re taking part in a journey that will not only determine your future, but the future of this country. We know, for example, that nearly eight in ten new jobs will require workforce training or higher education by the end of this decade. And we know that in a global economy, the nation that out-educates us today will out-compete us tomorrow. In the 21st century, America’s success depends on the education our students receive.

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