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How far away is America from Egypt?

For the past week and a half, protesters have flooded the Egyptian capitol of Cairo asking for the resignation of Egyptian president Mohamed Hosni Mubarak. First off, the term president needs to be addressed. He has been in power since 1981, longer than any real President would ever be allowed to rule. Also, it has [...]

It is the day after the annual, or sometimes bi-annual, State of the Union address. So, for the past eighteen hours I have been left to reflect on the eloquent speech that our president gave. What did he cover? In case you did not watch, or perhaps were watching the Purdue versus Ohio State basketball [...]

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Hey Guys, Wow, junior year. Enough said. Basically, I’m in over my head in work. However, the political world never sleeps. So my blog will continue to have links to political stories that I’ve read that I find worthwhile. I encourage you to check them out. This first one is really interesting, it is a [...]

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Cuba or Illinois?

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Guantanamo. A maximum security U.S. prison in Cuba. A place and a name that still is remembered by the world population as an example of everything that is wrong with America. Namely, the torture of its inmates.

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Do you believe Iran possesses nuclear weapons? The correct answer is uncertain, but I think there is one thing we can be fairly certain of; the country is trying. In recent interviews, the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, seemed to avoid completely dispelling the rumor of having nuclear weapons in his possession. He answered saying, [...]

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Is it worth it?

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Has anyone else noticed that we are pulling out of Iraq? The correct answer is, of course, people have. That was one of Barack Obama’s most important campaign promises. Here is my problem, while we are pulling out of Iraq, all we seem to be doing is driving 1500 miles across Iran into Afghanistan. Of [...]

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