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Occupy Wall Street: Quotes

October 10th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Occupy Wall Street: Quotes

The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to make headlines this week. Everyone is chiming in with their opinions of the protests, and giving their take on what the protests actually represent. Below are a few quotes culled from various sources in describing these protests. … Read entire article »

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George H. W. Bush: Foreign Policy In His First Year

July 22nd, 2008 | Comments Off

This is a college paper written in February 1990. It is a summary of President George Bush’s foreign policy in his first year in office. When he ran for president in 1988, George Bush ran on his resume.  The experience which he cited included the ambassadorship to the United Nations, ambassador to China, CIA director, and vice-president.  Those jobs all prepared him for a career in foreign policy.  In his first year in office, President Bush did emphasize foreign policy, while primarily entrusting domestic affairs to Chief of Staff John Sununu, Budget Director Richard Darman, and Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady. … Read entire article »

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The Immigration Reform Act of 1986

July 20th, 2008 | 1 Comment

This was my final term paper for a Political Science class in college, dated March 6, 1989. The Immigration Reform Act of 1986 was a five-year effort to make sweeping changes in United States immigration policy – the first since the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952. For the first time, U.S. employers were seen as much of the problem with immigration, and could be fined, or even face jail terms, for knowingly hiring illegal aliens. (Congress and the Nation, Vol.I, p.222) President Reagan, though not a key player in the bill, was the catalyst for action by making several proposals to Congress in 1981 on ways to fight the rising number of illegal aliens coming to the United States. Congress responded to his recommendations by sending the matter to their Judiciary … Read entire article »

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Historical Analysis Points to McCain Edge

March 6th, 2008 | Comments Off

What do you get when you cross a political science college minor with someone who has spent over a decade crunching numbers for sports handicappers… and apply that to this year’s electoral college in the general election for President? 5 McCain Victories 5 with no winner but a McCain edge 1 with no winner but an Obama/Clinton edge 1 Tie These are not predictions, but instead numbers generated based on historical analysis of each state. Let’s break down each of the 12 scenarios. Click on each link to see the data used for each scenario. Scenario 1a – 269-269 Electoral Tie This merely takes each state’s voting history for the past 5 elections and awards the party with the most victories the electoral votes this year. For example, Alaska has voted Republican in the past 5 elections, … Read entire article »

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Presidents ages when leaving office

March 5th, 2008 | Comments Off

As obvious as the information below is, I couldn’t seem to find some of it easily online. So if you’re looking for the ages of presidents when they left office, here is a good chart for you. For a discussion about how recent presidents have aged, take a look at this recent blog post. You can find the chart presidents here. … Read entire article »

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Presidents age differently

March 3rd, 2008 | 15 Comments

I remember as a kid how people thought Jimmy Carter aged badly during his administration. I don’t know that he aged so bad, as much as his trademark smile was wiped off his face during the Iran Hostage Crisis. Recent thoughts of that made me want to go back and see how other recent presidents looked at the beginning and end of their terms. It does appear that being president ages some men more than others. … Read entire article »

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