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04 May 2008 02:13 PM

Politics 101: Barack Obama on Education

by Valorie Delp

Education is a big concern in this election, in part I believe because so many feel that the No Child Left Behind Act was at best, inadequate.

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02 May 2008 06:02 AM

Politics 101: Barack Obama on Labor and Housing

by Valorie Delp

Right now, we are just trying to get to know our candidates better. Sherry and I have been talking about what motivates people to vote the way they do. No doubt this is a historic election on a number of fronts.

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28 Apr 2008 10:23 AM

Politics 101: More on Barack Obama

by Valorie Delp

We had diverged there a little bit to talk about the important Pennsylvania primary.

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24 Apr 2008 03:08 AM

What Hillary Clinton's Pennsylvania Win Does

by Valorie Delp

On Tuesday, Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary. Yesterday we talked quite a bit about primaries and their role in the run for President. Had she lost, her ability to be elected would be next to null. . .a mathematical impossibility.

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23 Apr 2008 03:57 AM

Politics 101--Primaries

by Valorie Delp

I have been covering the various candidates' running platforms, but yesterday was the Pennsylvania primary and so I thought it would be more appropriate today to focus on what the purpose of a primary election is, why yesterday's win was important, and what this means for the Democratic party.

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22 Apr 2008 11:12 AM

Where do you go for Political Information?

by Sherry Holetzky

There are vast resources available today for obtaining political information. The Internet offers a wide array of sources from mainstream media and citizen journalism sites to newspapers and blogs.

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22 Apr 2008 08:27 AM

Politics 101: Focus on Barack Obama

by Valorie Delp

We are continuing today with our focus on Barack Obama and his major running platforms. I feel like I would be remiss if I didn't point something out that I find very interesting about his campaign. He takes suggestions. Yep, you read that right. Barack Obama takes suggestions.

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21 Apr 2008 06:32 AM

Politics 101: Focus on US State Senator, Barack Obama

by Valorie Delp

Born of an American mother and a Kenyan father, Barack Obama has definitely led an international life of sorts.

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20 Apr 2008 08:13 AM

Politics 101: More on McCain's Platform

by Valorie Delp

This is the last and final blog on McCain's position on various issues. For those of you who are thinking that I highly favor the candidate--well, I'm not saying. But I will say that I will give equal blog time to the other candidates as well.

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18 Apr 2008 05:33 AM

Politics 101: McCain's Platform Continued

by Valorie Delp

Yesterday, we started looking at McCain's platform in overview. We will continue today looking at John McCain and the issues that he is talking about as he campaigns. *Immigration--McCain supports strengthening our borders so that immigrants cannot enter the country illegally.

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