Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just in case you thought I was making up the fact that the President pardons turkeys every year......



Here's the coverage in various news outlets:

NPR

Rueters

CBS

LA Times

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Current Events and FRQ

Hello everyone,

Remember we have an FRQ on elections on Monday. This could cover topics in Chapter 10 and what we have done in class since the last exam. Please review the text and your notes. I will have two questions and you will be able to choose one of them to answer.

Here are some articles on the election!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/11/AR2010111107910.html

This article addresses the role the election might have on Nancy Pelosi's future

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-03/wealthy-candidates-reap-poor-returns-in-u-s-voting-booths.html

Remember, the Buckley case says that candidates can spend as much of their own money as they want on a race.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704462704575590510679315310.html?mod=WSJ_ele_main

A Wall Street Journal article summarizing the election results

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/11/11/a_preview_of_2012_redistricting_107924.html

Finally, an article about redistricting