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Winning by Losing in a Watershed Year
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Thursday 17 January 2008 - 18:10 PM 
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Many of the fault lines of American society have risen to the surface in the current presidential election. Observers see the resulting electoral volatility of 2008 mirroring watershed years such as 1928 and 1968.
Obama Speech Sends Rhetoricians Back to the Future
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Saturday 05 January 2008 - 01:36 AM 0 Comments
Candidate's victory speech at the conclusion of the 2008 Iowa Democratic caucus has political scientists comparing it to ones delivered by icons of oratory from years past.
Linking Biology and Political Behavior
Written by: John R. Hibbing and Kevin B. Smith, Friday 04 January 2008 - 22:23 PM 0 Comments
Successive waves of the study of politics have had one thing in common: They have ignored the behavior of those ordinary biological organisms known as people.
"Barack" Befuddles, "W00t" Woos Webster
Written by: Michael Todd, Thursday 27 December 2007 - 21:36 PM 0 Comments
Whether it's flubbing or dubbing, here's a quick look at two recent media year-end lists that might have escaped your notice.
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