I read an interesting New York Times Article http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/us/politics/07needs.html?pagewanted=1&ref=todayspaper that analyzes one aspect of Sarah Palin’s speech to the Republican National Convention where she promised that c

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McCain takes a post convention bump, 48% to Obama’s 45%, according to the new Gallup Polling.

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The other black political figure is facing 8 counts of perjury but why, how did it get this f

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I'm Elisabeth, or Lis, the squeaky new intern here at YP4! I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian writing major from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY who loves to write fiction, especially historical fiction, but not poetry, since my poetry makes people cry for all the wrong reasons.

In the aftermath of the Republican and Democrat nominations, new poll figures indicate that the race for America's heads, hearts, and votes is widening slightly; Obama is edging out

I was having dinner at a Japanese restaurant with one of my friends last night who suggested we order an Alaska roll in honor of the GOP's VP candidate, Governor Palin. I expressed my disappointment and frustration with Palin's dismissal of the responsibilities that come with being a community organizer.

One of the amazing and historic things about this presidential campaign is that it's made us blasé about how amazing and historic it's been.

No one's really talking anymore about the fact that the Democratic Party just nominated its first African-American candidate for president. Or that a female candidate got closer than any woman's gotten before to securing the nomination.

Reflecting on their first retreat, which concluded August 7, Leadership Academy fellows were asked to use one word to describe their experience. The carefully selected words told us a story of a retreat that was incredibly rewarding while also being challenging and intense.