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Since the November election, the narrative from both journalists and liberal commentators has been, more or less, that Barack Obama is a mix between Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt. Obama, like Lincoln, is assembling a "team of rivals." Technically, this is true, but it stretches any semblance of credibility to attribute to the cabinet pick of Tom Vilsack, a rival for about two weeks, any significance in terms of how he will govern. (0) comments
For many Eastern students, the shootings at Northern Illinois University last February hit far too close to home. Many of us had friends and family affected by the tragedy. Some of us may have even attended Northern prior to attending Eastern. Illinois lawmakers expressed similar sentiments with those affected by the event at Northern - and other events such as the Virginia Tech shootings in April 2007 - last week when the Campus Security Enhancement Act went into effect. (0) comments
