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Culture war pits Camelot, Catholicism
Jan. 26, 2009The first senator elected president since JFK has rapidly cobbled together an "iCamelot 2.1."
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EDITORIALS
‘O’h, Blago
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 26, 2009Taking over Tuesday with his media tour de force, beleaguered Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich made an astounding revelation during his stay in New York City.
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Budget bully
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 25, 2009To find signs of the failing economy, you don't have to look much further than the current budget crisis at UF.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Towing company lacks compassion
Jan. 25, 2009Durty Nelly's Irish Pub
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Obama foreign policy nothing new
By Kevin Hachey | Jan. 25, 2009Over the weekend, President Barack Obama authorized missile strikes into Pakistan that killed 21 people, mostly civilians.
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COLUMNS
Facebook frenzy: The new opiate of the collegiate masses
By Natalie Hein | Jan. 25, 2009My parents' generation did acid. My generation does Facebook.
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COLUMNS
FOX News ascends from media gutter
Jan. 25, 2009Within a time frame of three days last week, President Barack Obama symbolically undid many of '43's more controversial policies.
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EDITORIALS
Dessert demigod descends upon G–ville
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 25, 2009The Editorial Board knows a little something about junk food.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mobile Campus needs revision
By Erin Forst | Jan. 22, 2009In a letter to the editor last January, I expressed concern over UF's decision to use Mobile Campus to provide emergency text messages.
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COLUMNS
Alligator staffers sacrifice social lives
By Nicole Safker | Jan. 22, 2009My day starts at 11 a.m. when I roll out of bed. Some days I'll head to the gym, others I won't. I occasionally go to class. But the one constant in my life - aside from Leo's rolls - is the Alligator.
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Column manipulates message
By David N. Tostenson | Jan. 22, 2009I have no idea what dictionary Johnathan Lott is using to look up words, but his attempts to read "socialist" policies into Obama's inauguration speech were comical.
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Society needs to take a step back from technology overload
By ADAM WYNN | Jan. 22, 2009I first realized I was a technology-lover when I witnessed the power of Google. No more encyclopedias, books or effort for me, I thought. This six-letter word is going to make the rest of high school a piece of cake.
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Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 22, 2009With the spring semester already in full swing, Monday's holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. couldn't have come at a better time.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Senate debate should be civil
By Matt Michel | Jan. 22, 2009The spring election is almost upon us, and with it comes the usual flurry of campaigning and advertising for all political parties involved.
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EDITORIALS
Obama keeps promise to close terrorist prison
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 21, 2009After a whirlwind evening rubbing elbows with the likes of Beyonce and Shakira, the Editorial Board wouldn't have faulted President Barack Obama for taking a breather on Wednesday.
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COLUMNS
Despite Roe v. Wade, restrictions on abortions still exist
By Bethany Koch | Jan. 21, 2009Today marks the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade - the Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal nationally.
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Obama shouldn’t discount free market
By JOHNATHAN LOTT | Jan. 21, 2009Remember when the biggest televised event of the year was the Super Bowl? How about the World Series? Or even the premiere of Survivor?
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EDITORIALS
“Michelle O”?
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 21, 2009There's no denying the Editorial Board's indelible adulation for our very own Superman, but we are just down right giddy about the new first lady.
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Celebs, musicians, CEOs only a tweet away
By Michelle Hipps | Jan. 20, 2009One of my hobbies is blogging. Yep, I'm one of those people.
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Lock up your cheap brew and empty kegs
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 20, 2009A string of bizarre alcohol-related incidents in Gainesville gives new meaning to "turning to the bottle" during harsh times.
