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While the Obama-McCain face-off is dominating the national stage, in California an equally important drama is playing out. A 4-3 decision by the California Supreme Court in May made the state the second to recognize the legality of same-sex marriage. Opposition to this decision has built...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Just Say “No” | 11/2/2008 | See Source »

Networks began exit polling--surveying people leaving voting locations about the ballots they cast--in the 1960s, and it soon became a common tool to predict winners before votes were tallied. But after NBC reported Ronald Reagan's 1980 victory over Jimmy Carter hours before polls closed on the West...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History Of: Exit Polls | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

Clark, meanwhile, is struggling to seduce voters with lofty talk on combating climate change. The notion that the planet is on the brink of catastrophe from this amorphous force is a hard sell in New Zealand, where water is abundant and lush pastoral land rolls on forever. Clark wants New...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking a Step to the Right? | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

I can't think of an example where I've not been able to at least get someone to understand where I'm coming from. They may ultimately disagree, but they disagree from a position of respect and understanding. It takes a little bit of explanation [to show] that we...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Outgoing ACLU President Nadine Strossen | 10/28/2008 | See Source »

What stands out in my mind is the advent of the whole cyber-world. Cyberspace was a term that started circulating in the public in the early 1990s, and the ACLU had a cyber-liberties task force from the beginning. We advocated for free speech and privacy in that venue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Outgoing ACLU President Nadine Strossen | 10/28/2008 | See Source »

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