American Civilization

by Bevan

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One Week to Go

29 octobre 2008 · Pas de commentaire

Much of the news I’m hearing now is focused on what exactly will happen on Election Day.  Republicans are concerned about fraud; Democrats are worried about voter intimidation.  Both political parties have recruited an army of volunteer lawyers to handle disputes which may occur during the course of the day.    In addition to those volunteers, [...]

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Why Obama missed a day of campaigning

25 octobre 2008 · Pas de commentaire

Watch Barack Obama explain why he needs to go visit his very sick grandmother.  I found it a very moving piece of video.

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So, who exactly will elect the American president?

24 octobre 2008 · Pas de commentaire

Well, it’s true that the majority of American voters will go to polling places on Tuesday, November 4. And, that’s in addition to the voters who have already been able to cast their votes under varying state laws and regulations. But, the true « election » will really happen on December 15 when the Electoral College votes. [...]

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18 Days to Go…

18 octobre 2008 · Pas de commentaire

Well, the presidential election will finally end in just under 3 weeks.  There’s not much more to be said about it.  The debates didn’t really seem to have any major effect:  Obama continued to look « presidential » and McCain tried to portray himself as a « maverick. »Â  By the third debate, though, nothing new was being said [...]

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« Joe » Meets the Governor

4 octobre 2008 · Pas de commentaire

Last Thursday night the two vice-presidential candidates met for their only debate.  Like with their running mates, both Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin did whatthey needed to do.  Biden demonstrated his depth of knowledge and competence while Palin demonstrated that she wasn’t the embarrassment which had been seen in recent interviews with her. [...]

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