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Yesterday, 99% was nothing more than an answer scribbled on a homework sheet or a statistic on a survey. Today, the percentage represents the increasingly self-aware fraction of Americans subject …
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It’s no secret that the economy is going to be the dominant theme of the 2012 presidential election. If the Republican presidential candidates agree on one thing, it is that …
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It has been two months since President Obama’s jobs bill was sent to Congress. The $447 billion legislation was intended to provide a much needed jolt to the American labor force …
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“Oops.” With one word, Texas governor Rick Perry’s 2012 presidential dreams quite likely hang in the balance. On Wednesday night, Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan hosted the second of five …
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The United States is a nation that prides itself in the fact that it was born out of the collective dissatisfaction of its citizens. The right of the people to …
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GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is now leading in the polls, making headlines with his tax plan and media appearances. CBS’s latest poll has Cain leading in the primary with 25% of the …
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On Tuesday night, the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas hosted the eighth Republican presidential debate of the year. Shown by CNN, the debate featured all major Republican presidential hopefuls – …
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For anyone who has said the Occupy Wall Street movement and its Boston affiliate would flicker and die once the winds got strong, perhaps it is time to reevaluate. The …
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Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi, ruler of Libya for 42 years, was killed by rebel forces yesterday morning as they took control of the final area under his control, Qaddafi’s hometown of …
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The following letter was drafted by a body of students within the BU Occupies Boston group. It does not necessarily represent the views of the Quad, Occupy Boston, Occupy Wall …
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