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Meddlin’ Missouri: Why every state is important in this election
Sep. 23, 2012Rep. Todd Akin is still running for a Missouri Senate seat.
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Darts & Laurels
Sep. 20, 2012Between rain boots, football wins and looming exams, it’s definitely Fall at UF. Don’t forget to study like you should vote: early and often.
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Right On, Ripley - Even kids make political statements
Sep. 19, 2012Jackson Ripley wrote Romney a letter that details his frustrations, many of which echo the feelings of other Americans. (We’ve left the quotes from his letter unedited for grammar, spelling, etc.)
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Ramblin’ Romney
Sep. 18, 2012Are you part of the 47 percent? You might not matter to Mitt Romney.
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Secret Scouts
Sep. 17, 2012Recent reports state that the Boy Scouts of America has covered up decades of alleged child molestation that occurred under its roof.
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Sorry, not sorry: Speakers threatened by the truth
Sep. 16, 2012Rick Santorum doesn’t want us on his side — neither as journalists nor as college students.
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Darts & Laurels
Sep. 13, 2012That brings us to the please-don’t-judge-a-top-party-school-in-your-country-ma’am edition of...
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We are more than Terry Jones
Sep. 13, 2012As a nation, we’ve seen what we can build when we embrace other cultures, and we’ve seen what we can destroy when we accost them.
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Tough Teachers: Chicago educators fight against policy
Sep. 11, 2012On Monday, more than 20,000 teachers walked off the job in Chicago-area schools. This left hundreds of thousands of students with nothing to do, and parents with extra headaches.
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Weekend Warriors: Romney’s plane, message don’t take off
Sep. 10, 2012Florida and Ohio have been key states in recent elections; no Republican has ever won office without winning Ohio, and Florida has the most electoral college votes of the two with 29.
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Darts & Laurels
Sep. 6, 2012Now that the winds of Tropical Storm Isaac have subsided, we can all finally focus on what’s important: Fall flavors are back at Starbucks. From Pumpkin Spice lattes to Salted Caramel Mocha Frappuccinos, at least we can pretend the cooler weather is upon us.
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Food Debt: Food stamp recipients at an all-time high
Sep. 5, 2012More and more people are on food stamps, whether or not it’s by choice.
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Bruised By Cruise: Why everyone should focus on normality
Sep. 4, 2012Hey, how do we meet new people?
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Financial aid: the gift that keeps on giving
Sep. 3, 2012Every UF student’s favorite email is the one stating, “Financial Aid has been disbursed to your account.” Many of the social networking updates I read last weekend relayed the excitement of finally receiving these funds.
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Darts & Laurels
Aug. 30, 2012If the heat didn’t get you this week, then the rain most definitely did. Isaac gave us a pretty wet welcome back, so we hope all of you have invested in some sort of rain-protection gear. But it’s not Florida that has really been stomped on by storms this week.
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Republican’t: Check Ann’s facts first
Aug. 29, 2012Since this is kind of the biggest party of the Republican Party for every election cycle, the convention planners scheduled Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to speak.
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Health Help: Women should take care of themselves
Aug. 27, 2012There are so many threats against women in America today.
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Idealogies or ideas?: It’s not as simple as red or blue
Aug. 27, 2012Each semester, the Alligator seeks new columnists to fill up its opinions pages. In our application, we usually ask applicants to include a brief explanation of their political and ideological viewpoints.
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Darts & Laurels
Aug. 23, 2012So now it’s time for the sorry-for-the-abrupt-transition-but-we-don’t-want-to-rush edition of...
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Legitimate Rape?: Todd Akin fails at science
Aug. 22, 2012Can you remember the last time you heard about Missouri? It’s just one of those lonely, forgotten fly-over states — until last week.
