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Author: Annie White

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Can Mitt Really Win?

April 29, 2012April 30, 2012 - by Annie White - 7 Comments.

With Newt Gingrich suspending his campaign last week and Rick Santorum’s presidential effort a distant memory, Mitt Romney is now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.  Both parties have started acting …

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Love Letter to Joe Biden

April 12, 2012April 11, 2012 - by Annie White - 2 Comments.

The Republican presidential primary is now stretching into its fourth month, and I am not ashamed to say that I have had about enough pandering and word-mincing to last me …

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Barack Obama May Not be the Man We Elected

April 9, 2012April 8, 2012 - by Annie White - 1 Comment

Four years ago when Barack Obama was running for president, he promised to lead with a radically different philosophy than former President George W. Bush. Obama gave speeches in Europe …

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UNESCO Funding Cuts Not in Anyone’s Interest

March 25, 2012March 25, 2012 - by Annie White - 1 Comment

In October, the United States, Israel, and Canada all elected to pull funding from the United Nations Education, Science, and Cultural Organization – UNESCO – after the organization voted to …

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Will Mitt Lose in the Mitten?

February 28, 2012February 27, 2012 - by Annie White - Leave a Comment

Last week when my home state of Michigan burst onto the national political scene for the first time since the last time a primary passed through, Mitt Romney looked like …

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Birth Control, Abortions, and Girl Scouts Oh My!

February 26, 2012February 26, 2012 - by Annie White - Leave a Comment

In the last two weeks, social issues have suddenly jumped back into the national political scene. Issues like birth control, abortion, and even the motives of the Girl Scouts have …

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Religious Leaders and America’s Uteruses

February 16, 2012February 16, 2012 - by Annie White - 4 Comments.

A woman’s right to birth control suddenly became a political question for the first time in recent memory this week, following a tussle over a requirement that religious-affiliated employers cover …

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The Quad’s Republican Primary Primer

February 13, 2012February 12, 2012 - by Annie White - 1 Comment

With unemployment remaining high for recent college graduates and the burden of student loan debt increasing all the time, it is crucial that young people make their voices heard politically …

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The Likability Problem

February 9, 2012February 8, 2012 - by Annie White - Leave a Comment

The Republican primary, which looked like it was in danger of stabilizing last week, has dealt us a fresh surprise with Rick Santorum’s victories in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri on …

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An American in Paris: Parting Thoughts

December 12, 2011August 10, 2014 - by Annie White - 1 Comment

Somehow (actually, I know how. It was that whole time marches on thing) I have reached the end of my semester in Paris. Final papers have been written, final exams …

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An American in Paris: You’re Welcome?

December 5, 2011August 10, 2014 - by Annie White - 1 Comment

Over the past several weeks, I have slowly become aware of the fact that I am not awful at French anymore.  This is not to say, of course, that I …

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An American in Paris: Thanksgiving

November 28, 2011August 10, 2014 - by Annie White - Leave a Comment

I have always been one of those people who believes strongly in the sanctity of Thanksgiving. It isn’t a just a buffer holiday so people have a reason for a …

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