By all counts, the pre-Election Day polls suggested the 2012 presidential race would be so razor-thin close, it could even be a repeat of the 2000 Bush vs. Gore presidential election, in which the popular vote and the electoral college vote were at odds. Here's what appeared to have sealed the deal on the Obama …
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American Competitiveness: The New Untouchables or The New Half Truth?
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman makes a superficially compelling case for reforming education in pursuit of American Competitiveness. But is he overstating its promise?
If Justice is Blind, Sotomayor is Anything But
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's controversial comment reveals a competing priority. Does someone who so openly esteems one ethnic or gender group's potential over another belong on the bench?