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...Andrew G. Maher ’11 and Jonathan P. Hawley ’10, canvassing is nothing new. Maher is a New Hampshire native who has canvassed the area in the past and who interned with the New Hampshire Democratic Coordinated Campaign. Hawley had previously worked for a Republican—California Governor Arnold Schwarznegger...
...overturns the outrageous decision of four activist Supreme Court judges who ignored the will of the people.” But the duty of the judge is to be objective and uninfluenced by the “will of the people.” In interpreting an admittedly ambiguous area of the Constitution, the judges did right to concern themselves with a principled, correct interpretation rather than be motivated or frightened by the likely public response. And the interpretation they chose–the protection of minority rights–is not only acceptable, but laudable. A final criticism...
...Some states - like Wisconsin, North Carolina and Virginia - require another U.S. citizen to sign the ballot as a witness. That was a challenge for Catherine Thompson-Coffe, who lives on a farm in Vendoges, a remote area of France, where there are no other Americans. She called the U.S. Embassy, who sent her a FWAB. "I think it should be easier to vote," says Thompson-Coffe. A debate stirred in Virginia a few days ago when the Fairfax County registrar was not going to count dozens of military ballots that came from overseas because they were missing the address...
...weaponry from somewhere. Uruguay's military commander Gen. Jorge Rosales, whose nation has troops among the U.N. peacekeeping troops in Congo, told reporters this week that the rebels were backed by Rwandan tanks and artillery, and there was a "high probability that troops from Rwanda are operating in the area." The rebel advance has also exposed some unpleasant truths. One of the most important is the fact that U.N. peacekeepers based in eastern Congo were helpless to stop Nkunda...
...will attempt to dispel the notion of Andy Warhol as simply a celebrity in the realm of designers or a branded figure like a corporation. “I would like students to gain an interest and understanding that artistic practices are actually different from production practices in the area of contemporary fashion and consumption,” Buchloh says.As much as it is an act of appreciation of Warhol’s work, the conference will also delve into the complex questions surrounding the art. “Warhol’s work is beyond all the traditional boundaries...