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    Archive for October, 2011


    By: Caitlin Maguire

    News Round-Up: Wednesday, October 26, 2011

    Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

    President Obama will layout plans for student debt; a new poll finds that 89% of Americans distrust the government; and hundreds of Yemeni women have burned their veils in protest. Meanwhile, Andy Rooney has been hospitalized; it’s been determined that Amy Winehouse died from too much alcohol; and Chaz Bono gets the boot from Dancing with the Stars.

    Coral + Caitlin

    CRUCIAL:

    Ex-Goldman board member surrenders in trading case, http://goo.gl/FrFxw
    Today, Rajat Gupta, the former director of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble, will speak to federal authorities about charges against him relating to Raj Rajaratnam’s hedge fund Galleon Group. The SEC has filed an administrative proceeding against Gupta that accuses him of giving confidential information about Goldman Sachs to Rajaratnam. Rajaratnam was recently sentenced to eleven years in prison for insider trading.

    New Poll Finds a Deep Distrust of Government, http://goo.gl/REx6f
    A New York Times/CBS poll has found that 89% of Americans distrust the government to do the right thing. 74% think the country is on the wrong track, 84% disapprove of Congress, and 43% believe that wealth needs to be distributed more evenly. As for Occupy Wall Street, 25% of people approve of the protests while 20% disapprove.

    Police, protesters clash in Oakland at Occupy camp, http://goo.gl/yS5ji
    Oakland Occupy Wall Street protestors and police repeatedly clashed last night as demonstrators tried to take back the plaza they had been pushed out of. Police fired tear gas, flash grenades, and bean bag rounds. According to police, protestors threw eggs, paint, and bottles at authorities. Over 100 people were arrested. Meanwhile in Atlanta, 50 protestors were arrested after being cleared out of the park where they had been encamped for weeks.

    Yemeni women burn their veils to protest crackdown, http://goo.gl/RJaS8
    Yesterday, hundreds of women burned their full body veils in the capital of Yemen. The act was meant to protest the harsh government crackdown on tribal fighters who have been demonstrating for months. The death toll from Yemeni security forces has increased rapidly with 25 casualties alone yesterday.

    Obama to Lay Out Student-Debt Plan, goo.gl/17scu
    President Obama will speed up implementation of a plan already passed by Congress “that caps monthly student-loan payments for borrowers with low incomes, from 2014 to 2012.” The president’s plan will also forgive any remaining debt after twenty years instead of the original twenty-five. In addition, the government will allow loans from at least two federal programs to be consolidated into one payment. President Obama will speak about his student-debt plans today noting the importance of educating students about tools for loan repayment. Later today, you can see how Obama’s student loan plans will affect your own debt here: http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/IBRPlan.jsp.

    (via POLITICO Morning Tech) A NEW ERA IN TECH: IBM’s decision to name Ginni Rometty as its first female CEO sends a clear signal about the growing influence of women in the top tiers of the tech world, the AP reports. http://apne.ws/s5A7Z2

    CULTURAL:

    Coroner: Amy Winehouse died from too much alcohol, http://goo.gl/S0EHW

    NYC performance artist gives birth in art gallery, http://goo.gl/6oCjY

    Chaz Bono’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Exit: ‘I’m Not Leaving the Show Bitter or Angry,’ http://goo.gl/ksTw4

    Leno Goes Easy on Obama, http://goo.gl/TwtNU

    Longtime ‘60 Minutes’ commentator Andy Rooney hospitalized, http://goo.gl/8fqjZ

      Caitlin Maguire
      Bio: Caitlin is the Marketing & Operations Manager for Rock the Vote
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      By: coral@rockthevote.com

      NEWS ROUND-UP: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2011

      Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

      In today’s news, Gaddafi has been buried in a secret grave in the desert; the names of Casey Anthony’s jurors have been released; Rick Perry is revamping his presidential campaign; and Herman Cain has come out with a bizarre new ad. In entertainment news, Lindsay Lohan is getting $1 million to pose for Playboy, and Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer get hot and heavy.

      Coral + Caitlin

      CRUCIAL

      2-week-old baby rescued amid Turkey rubble, http://bit.ly/topt9Q
      On Tuesday, 72 hours after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey, a two-week old baby girl was pulled from the rubble. Her parents are said to still be trapped in the wreckage, and their conditions are unknown. The baby, Azra Karaduman, was saved by cheering rescuers, wrapped in a blanket, and handed over to paramedics.

      NTC says Gaddafi buried in secret grave, http://aje.me/vAKhUB
      Libya’s National Transitional Council has buried the deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Mutassim and a former aide at a secret location in the desert. Gaddafi’s tribe asked for his body, so they could bury him in his hometown of Sirte. However, the new government said no, reasoning that his grave could become a shrine. The body was moved after spending four days in a meat locker where people from all over Libya came to view it.

      James Murdoch’s future under threat, http://bit.ly/tNGaEL
      James Murdoch’s future is not looking too bright. On Monday, Parliament called him back to testify about the phone hacking scandals at News International. Then, a majority of News Corp independent shareholders voted to remove him from the company’s board. It was not enough to push him out since the Murdoch family and a supportive family friend owns most of the stock; however, 35 percent of all shareholders and 67 percent of independent shareholders voted against his reappointment.

      (via BBC) Syria ‘using hospitals for torture’, http://bbc.in/szNDs8: The 39-page report claims patients in at least four state hospitals have been subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, including by medical staff. Many injured civilians consider it safer not going to hospital, it says. Syrian authorities have denied torturing opponents of the government.

      Names of Casey Anthony jurors released in Fla., http://on.msnbc.com/tSjiGb
      A court has released the names of the jurors in the Casey Anthony trial for the first time after she was acquitted of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. The judge ordered a three month “cooling off” period after the trial because some jurors had received death threats. Anthony was found not guilty of killing Caylee and was released from a jail a few weeks later, having already served four years for a charge of lying to the police. She is now serving probation on an unrelated check-fraud charge in an undisclosed location in Florida.

      Rick Perry moves to recharge campaign with flat-tax plan and new hires, http://wapo.st/s2Kw86
      Texas governor and presidential hopeful Rick Perry is revamping his campaign by hiring staff and proposing a bold yet controversial new tax plan. Joe Allbaugh, George W. Bush’s former campaign manager, has been hired as a senior manager along with several other veteran operatives with national campaign experience. Perry plans to give a speech in South Carolina on Tuesday in which he will announce a national flat tax rate to replace the current income tax system. He will also hold a press conference after his speech in Columbia.

      Obama team moves to rekindle 2008′s magic with young voters, http://usat.ly/pgwQPH
      President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign launches a new initiative this week that is aimed at young voters. The plan is called “Greater Together” and will tap into social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to target college campuses in key states, such as the University of Wisconsin, Ohio State University and Penn State. The new website will go up on Tuesday, and the first of “Obama Student Summits” will take place on November 2nd in Philadelphia.

      For Real? Herman Cain Ad Shows Chief of Staff Smoking a Cigarette, http://bit.ly/uV8cG9
      A new web ad for Herman Cain’s presidential campaign shows Mark Block, chief of staff and chief operating officer for the Cain campaign, saying “We’ve run a campaign like nobody’s ever seen.” Which isn’t a stretch considering later, in the same ad, he is shown smoking a cigarette. The ad is a reminder that Cain used to lead a lobbying group that fought tobacco rules.

      (via Associated Press) Bachmann’s ex-NH staff: Campaign was rude, cruel, http://apne.ws/v3Ye8H: ‘Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann’s former New Hampshire staffers say they were deceived and treated as second-class citizens before they quit in frustration last week. In a news release, the five former staffers said they hold no ill will toward the Minnesota congresswoman, but they could not continue working for her because her national campaign team had been “rude, unprofessional, dishonest, and at times cruel” to them and “abrasive, discourteous, and dismissive” of the state’s voters.’

      (via POLITICO Morning Tech) THE GOP’S TWEEPS: A team of young Republican staffers has embraced Twitter as the platform to sound off against President Barack Obama, the NYT reports. http://nyti.ms/v9qQmT

      Steve Job’s Vision, Apple TV, Could Be Year Away, http://bloom.bg/vfw2De
      Another Apple rumor has begun. Apple Inc. is turning to Jeff Robins, who helped create the iPod in addition to the iTunes media store, to help with the development of the company’s new TV set. Before his death on October 5th, Steve Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson that he had “finally cracked” how to build an integrated TV that can wirelessly synchronize content with Apple’s other devices. “It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine,” Jobs told Isaacson in the biography “Steve Jobs,” released yesterday.

      CULTURAL

      Khaled Mattawa is relieved, “After 42 Years,” http://lat.ms/sYEb2w

      Dana Milbank joins “Rick Perry’s birther Parade,” http://wapo.st/u0yazh

      Lindsay Lohan To Appear In Playboy, http://bit.ly/sZF3N2

      ‘Dancing With The Stars’: Ricki Lake Is Back On Top, http://on.mtv.com/s3arvd

      Robyn Set To Headline O Music Awards, http://on.mtv.com/v15zly

      Ashton Kutcher Kisses Jon Cryer, http://bit.ly/vg9VSk

      Aaron Sorkin Writing Steve Jobs Movie? http://huff.to/vPBjcQ

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        By: coral@rockthevote.com

        WEEKLY UPDATE: WAR ON VOTING, Oct 17-21

        Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

        The war on voting drudges on. From teachers being fined for registering students to vote to the ACLU suing Wisconsin, here is a quick survey of some of the states currently on the front line:

        Florida: A teacher in Florida could face thousands of dollars in fines for helping students register to vote. Jill Cicciarelli organized a drive at the start of the school year to get students registered to vote, but she did not meet the requirements for Florida’s new election laws which states that all third parties who sign up new voters must submit applications within 48 hours. “This isn’t someone who was going to commit fraud,” Volusia County Supervisor of Elections Ann McFall said. “She was doing a good thing. New Smyrna Beach High School was doing a good thing.” http://bit.ly/nB6Oyl

        South Carolina: South Carolina’s new voter ID laws appear to be hitting the minority populations the hardest. Nearly half of the students who attend Benedict College, the historically black college in Columbia, do not own a state-issued photo ID and could face problems voting in the upcoming 2012 presidential election. The United States Department of Justice has been reviewing the laws for months to determine whether or not they are discriminatory. Among the state’s 2,134 precincts, there are 10 where nearly all of the law’s effects fall on nonwhite voters who don’t have a state-issued driver’s license or ID card, a total of 1,977 voters. http://apne.ws/qZrWLX

        Wisconsin: Following the mock election last Tuesday, the Madison, WI city clerk’s office put together statistics that show voters will have to wait at least one minute per person in line. The mock election was held to give voters and poll workers an idea of how the 2012 presidential election will run with Wisconsin’s new voting laws. Traditionally, Madison has two election officials stationed at each polling booth. In the mock election, there were more poll workers stationed. If Madison continues to use two election officials, voters could wait up to four minutes times the number of people in line. http://bit.ly/nGLm6Q

        The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Network is filing a lawsuit over the state’s new voter identification law. The group is claiming that the law violates Wisconsin’s constitution in determining who can vote. Lester Pines, an attorney working on the case, stated: “The Wisconsin Constitution only allows the legislature to exclude the two named classes from voting — felons and people ruled incompetent,” he said in a statement. “The new law creates a third class of citizens who may not vote — people who do not have ID. This lawsuit challenges the legislature’s authority to enact such a law.” goo.gl/l5mLq

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          By: coral@rockthevote.com

          NEWS ROUND-UP: MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2011

          Monday, October 24th, 2011

          In today’s news, President Obama says “we can’t wait” for congress any longer; Visa and Mastercard could blockade Wikileaks for good; Nevada moves its primary back to February 4th; and Obama plans to bring home American troops stationed in Iraq before the holidays. In entertainment news, the Church of Scientology is investigating South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Sean Lennon and Rufus Wainwright rocked out at Zuccotti Park last night.

          Coral + Caitlin

          CRUCIAL

          Gaddafi’s corpse continues to attract impatient Misrata hordes, http://bit.ly/pOgFaO
          Even though Muammar Gaddafi has been deceased for four days, he has yet to be buried. His corpse, along with that of his son Mutassim and his military chief, are on public display in a meat locker in Misrata. Thousands of Libyans have turned out to see them. “He made our lives hell,” said Ritha Mohammed. “I wanted to see him dead with my own eyes. Who cares if it’s not dignified for him. That was not his first concern for any of the people here.” Meanwhile, a gruesome video has surfaced of what appears to be Gaddafi’s final moments. The video depicts rebel fighters pummeling him as he appears to beg for his life. Gaddafi died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to his autopsy report.

          US pulls envoy out of Syria over security concerns, http://yhoo.it/rhg4vz
          The United States has pulled Ambassador Robert Ford out of Syria due to security concerns. The U.S. is citing President Bashar Assad’s regime for threatening Ford. The U.S. has received “credible threats against his personal safety in Syria,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Monday. Ford has been subject to intimidation by pro-government thugs, and he enraged Syrian authorities with his forceful defense of peaceful protests and harsh critique of a government crackdown that has now claimed more than 3,000 lives.

          Jobs Plan Stalled, Obama to Try New Economic Drive, http://nyti.ms/nFblWY
          Due to GOP members of congress blocking his jobs bill, President Obama plans to launch a series of executive-branch actions to confront housing, education and other economic problems over the coming months. “We can’t wait” for lawmakers to act will be Obama’s new campaign theme. According to an administrative official, the President will kick off his new offensive in Las Vegas, ground zero of the housing bust, by promoting new rules for federally guaranteed mortgages so that more homeowners can refinance and avert foreclosure.

          Steven Hayes’ prison letter details supposed rapes, killing spree prior to Cheshire home invasion, http://bit.ly/ncOnzx
          Steven Hayes was convicted last year of murder and other counts from his Cheshire home invasion and triple homicide. Now, in letters to a woman named Lynn, Hayes admits to 17 other murders. “Yes, I’ve killed before,” Hayes bragged. “I have 17 kills throughout the Northeast United States. Perfect victims and well executed, controlled endeavors.” Hayes claims to have kept a shoe from each of his victims. In the letter, he also criticizes Joshua Komisarjevsky, his accomplice in the Cheshire murders, for being weak and not possessing enough evil.

          WikiLeaks says “blockade” threatens its existence, http://reut.rs/qAdLV1
          On Monday, founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange said the site will have to stop publishing secret cables and become a purely fund-raising resource if it is unable to end a financial block by Visa and MasterCard. Wikileaks will need 3.5 million dollars to continue running after the two credit card companies stopped processing donations for the site. “If WikiLeaks does not find a way to remove this blockade, given our current levels of expenditure we will simply not be able to continue by the turn of the year,” Assange told a news conference.

          (via Wall Street Journal) Troops to Exit Iraq by Year-End, http://on.wsj.com/rax0jx: ‘President Barack Obama said Friday he was bringing all U.S. forces home from Iraq by the new year, ending a war that stretched nearly nine years, divided the country, transformed the military and left an enduring mark on American history. The chief effect of Mr. Obama’s announcement was to end any chance of a substantial U.S. troop presence in Iraq after the end of the year, a disappointment for U.S. defense officials. It was an acknowledgment that Iraqis had refused to agree to a key U.S. condition for leaving American troops behind: immunity from Iraqi law.’

          (via POLITICO Playbook) OBAMA FOCUSES ON YOUNGER VOTERS with ‘Greater Together,’ a program targeting 18-29 year-olds: ‘[T]he universe is larger than college students or first-time voters. Greater Together will work to engage first-time voters who weren’t 18 in 2008 with high school programs, college students, non college students, young professionals, returning vets, etc. Also, we plan an aggressive field campaign as well as digital campaign. Though the digital component is important, it is not the only way we are going to work to engage this demographic.’

          New Florida election law stirs up controversy, http://bit.ly/nB6Oyl
          A teacher in Florida could face thousands of dollars in fines for helping students register to vote. Jill Cicciarelli organized a drive at the start of the school year to get students registered to vote, but she did not meet the requirements for Florida’s new election laws which states that all third parties who sign up new voters must submit applications within 48 hours. “This isn’t someone who was going to commit fraud,” Volusia County Supervisor of Elections Ann McFall said. “She was doing a good thing. New Smyrna Beach High School was doing a good thing.”

          Rock the Vote ramps up mobile strategy for upcoming elections, http://bit.ly/pk7N6g
          Non-profit Rock the Vote will heavily utilize mobile alerts for the upcoming 2012 election. The organization will continue to use mobile polling and alerts during live events and to drive voter registration and turnout. The group has tested its mobile alerts during primaries and has found that sending out text reminders the day before an election increases turn-out 2-4 percent. Rock the Vote will also continue to send out text messages with a link to fill out a voter registration form. “Rock the Vote is recognizing that if want to reach younger audiences, anything mobile is going to get a higher recognition,” said Dorrian Porter, CEO at Mozes, Palo Alto, CA.

          Nevada helps resolve calendar chaos, http://politi.co/quVklP
          On Saturday, Nevada’s GOP voted to move its caucus date from January 14th to February 4th. New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner is now expected to set the state’s primary for January 1st. Gardner is supposed to officially announce the date on Monday. “This change ensures that Nevada retains its prominent national role, as the first contest in the West and it restores Nevada’s full slate of delegates to the Republican National Convention,” RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement. “With this decision Nevada will receive the attention it deserves, and the national spotlight will focus clearly on the devastating effects that President Obama’s economic policies have had on the Silver State.”

          (via C-SPAN) Ron Paul Courts Iowa Youth Vote, http://cs.pn/nopD8T: ‘GOP presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) held a rally tonight with University of Iowa students that coincides with the Hawkeyes’ homecoming week. Rep. Paul spoke about some of his campaign themes, including support of the second amendment, opposition to the Federal Reserve, limitations on military intervention by the U.S. and an emphasis on individual liberty.’

          CULTURAL

          Christopher Dickey backs, “Condi’s Freedom War” http://bit.ly/rrZ8YM

          Jill Lawrence describes, “Obama’s Wall Street Waltz” http://bit.ly/oiLaiv

          Scientology Targeted South Park’s Parker and Stone in Investigation, http://bit.ly/qiWBWn

          ‘SNL’ star: I did booze, crack, http://nyp.st/om0bpK

          Steve Jobs Admired Facebook’s Zuckerberg for ‘Not Selling Out’, http://buswk.co/rakvt4

          DeMarco Murray leaves his mark in Cowboys, NFL record books, http://wapo.st/mWt9KR

          Sean Lennon and Rufus Wainwright Jamming at Zuccotti Park Tonight, http://bit.ly/nBVHev

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            By: Caitlin Maguire

            News Round-Up: Friday, October 21, 2011

            Friday, October 21st, 2011

            The ICC will further investigate Gaddafi’s death; Wal-Mart cuts healthcare for part-time employees; News Corp investors will try to oust the Murdochs at today’s annual shareholder meeting; College Republicans make a comeback; and keep talking, a new study shows cellphones do not cause cancer. In entertainment news, NBA talks break down again, and President Obama does not approve of Sasha and Malia keeping up with the Kardashians.

            Coral + Caitlin

            CRUCIAL:

            Gadhafi’s burial delayed for further investigation, goo.gl/hAJzc
            The burial of Muammar Gadhafi will be postponed so that the International Criminal Court can determine his exact cause of death. The cause is convoluted as conflicting videos show him either alive, wounded, or dead. One video shows Gadhafi struggling amongst a group of NTC soliders, begging for mercy. Another shows his body being paraded through Misrata, and The New York Times has released a video where the dictator has bullet wounds in head, raising the possibility that he was executed.

            Senate rejects big piece of Obama jobs bill, goo.gl/hAJzc
            The Senate has not passed the portion of Obama’s jobs bill that would have secured jobs for teachers and firefighters. The bill called for $30 billion to hire teachers and other school staffers. The bill also included an extra $5 billion for paying firefighters, police officers, and other first responders. The president had heavily pushed his jobs bills to the people, even embarking on a three-day bus tour to advocate for it.

            Wal-Mart Cuts Some Health Care Benefits, goo.gl/wIZ6h
            Wal-Mart, the largest private employer in the United States, is cutting healthcare coverage for its part-time employees, citing high healthcare costs. A few years ago, Wal-Mart allowed coverage for its part-time employees after many complained that they could not afford coverage and were eligible for Medicaid. Now, those who work fewer than 24 hours a week will not be eligible for insurance, and new employees who work 24 to 33 hours a week cannot cover spousal dependents on their plan. Also, employees who smoke cigarettes will be docked $10 to $90 from their paychecks if they want coverage.

            News Corp to be challenged by Tom Watson over ‘surveillance,’ goo.gl/kNrwk
            20% of News Corp’s shareholders are expected to oppose Rupert Murdoch and his sons’ reappointment at the company’s annual shareholder meeting today. The investors are bringing in Tom Watson, “the Labour MP who has been a leading figure in parliament’s investigation into the News of the World phone-hacking scandal,” to make allegations against the Murdochs. “I want to leave investors in no doubt that News Corporation is not through the worst of this yet and there are more questions for the Murdochs to answer,” said Watson. The investors’ efforts to oust the Murdochs will most likely fail as Rupert Murdoch himself owns 40% of the voting shares.

            Wisconsin Voter ID Law Faces Court Challenge, goo.gl/l5mLq
            The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Network is filing a lawsuit over the state’s new voter identification law. The group is claiming that the law violates Wisconsin’s constitution in determining who can vote. Lester Pines, an attorney working on the case, stated: “The Wisconsin Constitution only allows the legislature to exclude the two named classes from voting — felons and people ruled incompetent,” he said in a statement. “The new law creates a third class of citizens who may not vote — people who do not have ID. This lawsuit challenges the legislature’s authority to enact such a law.”

            Largest study on cellphones, cancer finds no link, goo.gl/2WYKU
            Danish scientists have found that there is actually no direct correlation between cellphones and cancer. In the largest study yet on the topic, the researchers surveyed 350,000 people, finding that there was no difference in cancer rates between people who have been using a mobile device for a decade and people who have not. Last year, a study found that heavy cell phone use could lead to a rare type of brain tumor. The study was not large enough to be considered scientific proof, but it still led the International Agency for Research on Cancer to categorize cellphones as “possibly carcinogenic,” alongside such items as coffee and gasoline.

            College Republicans base comeback on economy, goo.gl/mhsWM
            In the three years since Obama took office, there has been an increase in the number of College Republicans on campuses. “’Our biggest recruiting tool over the last four years has been President Obama,’ said Anton Dirnberger, president of the University of Michigan College Republicans. Dirnberger said regular meeting attendance has jumped from 20 members before the 2008 elections to 80 to 100 members this year, and total membership has jumped from 1,000 to 1,500 in the past three years.” Young people, who once heavily rallied for Obama, are now handicapped by student loan debt and high unemployment. “The story line among young people is ‘jobs, jobs, jobs,” said Rock the Vote spokeswoman Chrissy Faessen. “Money and politics, but also how it’s directly affecting young people in terms of them being able to get a job and pay their bills, is absolutely going to be on the top of [young people’s] minds.”

            Romney: GOP must reach out more to young people, goo.gl/kEHLf
            Speaking at Iowa’s Morningside College yesterday, Mitt Romney told the audience that the Republican party has to do a better job reaching out to youth. His statement was in response to a student’s question about how Republicans could improve outreach to young people. Romney noted, “Most young people, most college students, don’t vote for us. We’re not getting our message across. We haven’t been very good at communicating our message. We’ve been out-messaged by our Democratic friends. Ours is the party of trying to protect opportunity, and making America’s economy so strong that you get great jobs when you get out of school. Theirs is the party of benefits and hand-outs, and that doesn’t create the opportunity you want in your life.”

            CULTURAL:

            NBA Talks Break Down, With Sides Far Apart, goo.gl/dve2h

            Lindsay Lohan expected at county morgue at 8 a.m., http://goo.gl/eCvzV

            Bon Jovi in his own words, bringing Soul to those in need, http://goo.gl/jI8Nq

            Barack Obama Not A Fan Of The Kardashians, Michelle Says, http://goo.gl/6LymD

              Caitlin Maguire
              Bio: Caitlin is the Marketing & Operations Manager for Rock the Vote
              @caitlinmagu
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