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Special Report: Election 2012
Student’s choice: where one votes matters
Of the 12.9 million full-time students pursuing secondary degrees, the Department of Education estimates that approximately 13.7 percent, or about 1.8 million students, attend schools outside their home states.
Special Report: Election 2012
A catch-22 for evangelical Latino voters
Latino evangelicals make up 16 percent of all Latino registered voters, a group that now constitutes 11 percent of the national electorate.
Special Report: Election 2012
Knitting and purling for Obama
A dozen people milled around a table at the front, covered with skeins of colored yarn and knitting needles.
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Perspectives on New York’s new Congressional districts
It was up to the state to decide which districts to eliminate, and how to redraw the existing borders.
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American Catholics Divided over Politics of Contraception and Poverty
Far from being a voting bloc in the Nov. 6 elections, they are sharply divided over abortion, contraception, same-sex marriage and poverty.
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Partisan divide threatens future of Violence Against Women Act
Although a bipartisan coalition passed the original act, reauthorization efforts have disintegrated into accusations of election politicking by both parties.
Special Report: Election 2012
Felons disenfranchised in New York and other states, despite the law
Across the country, 5.8 million felons and ex-felons will be barred from voting in the Nov. 6 elections.
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Technology challenges privacy during election campaigns
It may be too soon to declare the death of privacy at the hands of technology, but candidates must be increasingly cautious about what they say even in what seem to be private settings.
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US foreign policy success in Burma overshadowed in election
The meeting of Burma’s former dissident Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President Barack Obama at the White House in September marked a success in U.S. foreign policy, but one that has been overshadowed by Middle East crises during the election campaign.
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NYU students hustle to get the vote out
In a tight election this year, both Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are targeting younger voters.