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Breaking down the GOP candidates

Greg Parlier Jan 25, 2012
Read here for an A-Z of each GOP candidate on the big issues.
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A Grand Old Party at UNF

Spinnaker Jan 18, 2012
Presidential nominees to debate at the Fine Arts Center.
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Nonprofit brings voting into the future

Spinnaker Oct 21, 2011
Nonprofit organization brings voting into the future with mixed reactions UNF students and faculty excited, unsure
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Numbers are not always what they seem

Matt Head Oct 6, 2011
The UNF student body president ranks first in total compensation among the 11 public state university student government presidents
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Tax Cuts: The Never-Ending Debate

Spinnaker Dec 3, 2010
Democrats and Republicans won't agree on Bush tax cuts.
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Celebrities must keep politics out of award shows

Spinnaker Sep 23, 2008
From Vanessa Redgrave and Michael Moore to Sally Field and Russell Brand---all of these celebrities sparked controversy surrounding the politically-driven remarks each said at award shows. During the 1978 Oscars, Redgrave used the podium to show support for the Palestine Liberation Organization and referred to her critics as "Zionist hoodlums." Moore reprimanded the Iraq War and called Bush a "ficticious president" in his 2003 Oscars acceptance speech. At last year's Emmys, Field preached that "if mothers ruled the (world), there would be no (expletive) wars in the first place." Earlier this month, MTV Video Music Awards host Brand called Bush in his opening monologue a "retarded cowboy."
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Photo Gallery: Obama's Campaign for Change in the First Coast

Spinnaker Sep 21, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama’s Campaign for Change stopped in the First Coast Sept. 20 to more than 10,000 screaming supporters under a cool Floridian sun. Although, not all in attendance were allowed into Metro Park, the Fire Marshalls capped the event, which left thousands listening by speaker, and even a few trying to jump the police barricade.
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