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Pierro: Candidates Battle for Key Demographics

By Daniel Pierro August 28, 2012

Not long after Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) joined the Romney ticket, charged and often hyperbolic campaign ads hit the airwaves, commencing the next dog-eat-dog political campaign. What remains in question,...

Stirrett: ‘Forward’ Slogan for Obama a Tricky Sell

By Scott Stirrett August 28, 2012

With only two months to go until the 2012 election, President Obama has an average lead in the polls of only a few percentage points, according to realclearpolitics.com. In essence, the race is tied. With...

DULIK: Paper Trail Leads to White House

By Sam Dulik August 28, 2012

Two diametric narratives apply to the way in which the presidential campaign has unfolded this summer. The first is the conventional wisdom: A grinding summer has produced a bland and vitriolic stalemate...

Pop Culture and Politics at the American History Museum

By Denver Burton July 22, 2012

All summer long, the guide will take a look at some of the museums that call the District home. We’ll weed out tourist traps and find the hidden gems where you can spend a few hours along the corridors. Though...

STIRRETT: Long-Term Welfare Reform

By Scott Stirrett April 13, 2012

From the Super Committee to the Simpson-Bowles Commission, it seems like every bipartisan effort to avoid a looming debt crisis has ended up in the garbage can. The deficit is one of the most depressing...

All Yellow Taxis in D.C.?

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff January 28, 2012

by Martin Hussey D.C. may be on the verge of major changes to its taxi infrastructure. The city will soon increase fares, as The Hoya reported last month, and new regulations may force taxi drivers...

Campaign Trail Is Proving Ground for Student Volunteers

By Beth Garbitelli January 27, 2012

All campaign calls begin roughly the same way. "Hello, may I speak with Mrs. Smith, please? I'm calling on behalf of Jon Huntsman for President." Follow the script, mark off the paper and repeat...

“Full Court Press” Ups Its Political Game

By Margaret Viator January 24, 2012

Now in its second semester, Georgetown University Television political talk show "Full Court Press" returns to the air with an aim to provide a distinct political voice for the university community. Coerte Voorhees...

DC’s War on Rats

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff January 23, 2012

by Martin Hussey We're all used to the ubiquitous sightings of Chihuahua-sized rats crossing our paths late at night, but Georgetown's continuing rat problem — a population increasing since at least...

A Third Party is the Charm for the 2012 Presidential Ticket

By Justin Pinn and Laura Kresse December 5, 2011

Politics make us cynical about the American government. Politicians have long been placing party identities before real politics, leaving the United States in its most economically vulnerable state...

Online Conversation May Influence 2012 Election

By Elizabeth Garbitelli November 18, 2011

As the 2012 election nears, the Internet is redefining the way students talk politics, according to three panelists who spoke in Copley Formal Lounge Thursday night. "21st Century: New Tools for Engaging...

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