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Switch hitter
Despite move to Democrats, Specter likely to vote outside the fold
April 28,
2009 --
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter's decision to switch his allegiance to the Democratic Party will likely raise further questions about the Republican Party's ability to appeal to moderate voters, but Democrats should realize that Specter will remain fairly independent in his voting on key issues, including ongoing opposition to pro-union "card check" provisions, suggests Steven S. Smith, a congressional expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
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College cash
WUSTL hosts forum on financing university education in tough economic climate, April 14
April 7,
2009 -- "Financing University Education" is the focus of a free public conference to be held 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. April 14 in the Bryan Cave Moot Court Room. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Danforth Campus, Washington University in St. Louis.
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The Competition of Ideas
Washington think tanks too predictable, suggests new book by Murray Weidenbaum
Nov. 26,
2008 --
As President-elect Barack Obama continues to fill key cabinet positions from the ranks of D.C.-based public policy think tanks, a new book by longtime policy adviser Murray Weidenbaum examines how the nation's top think tanks came to play such critical roles in U.S. politics.
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Economics of ethanol
Biofuel costs, benefits are focus of public forum, Nov. 14
Nov. 11,
2008 --
The profitability of corn ethanol processing, the costs and benefits of ethanol as a fuel source, the impact of the ethanol boom on rural America and the future of the biofuel industry will be among topics explored at a free public forum on the economics of ethanol to be held on campus from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 14.
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Debate season opens
Groups collaborate to provide programs on the campaign, the debate and politics
Sept. 4,
2008 -- In this election year and with the Vice Presidential Debate Oct. 2, a host of programs, projects and panels have been developed to engage students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and neighbors in the electoral process.
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Bush regulatory spending breaks records
Annual report shows spending continues to spiral higher
Aug. 8,
2008 --
After eight years in office, President Bush is on track to be one of the biggest regulatory budget spending presidents in history, according to a new study from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Weidenbaum Center at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Is this any way to elect a president?
Iowa's special role in primaries may end in 2008, expert suggests
Jan. 3,
2008 --
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Today's Iowa Caucuses may be the last in which the largely rural, sparsely populated and predominately white conservative Midwestern state exerts such a huge influence on the presidential nomination process, predicts Steven S. Smith, a political expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Lessons from 1918?
St. Louis response to deadly bird flu pandemic is focus of public forum, Nov. 9
Oct. 19,
2007 --
"An Impending Influenza Pandemic? What has been learned from 1918" is the focus of a St. Louis community forum from 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Nov. 9 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Washington University in St. Louis.
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Politics of privilege
Bush power struggle with Congress poses messy constitutional, political issues, expert says
July 27,
2007 --
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| Steven Smith |
By claiming far-reaching and unprecedented executive privilege in its power struggles with the U.S. Congress, the Bush White House has roiled the political waters, forcing both Democrats and Republicans to weigh near-term political consequences of their response against a real and tangible threat to the long-term constitutional powers of Congress, suggests a congressional expert from Washington University in St. Louis.
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Congressional Showdown?
White House will likely dodge congressional contempt charges, expert suggests
July 13,
2007 --
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While members of the U.S. House and Senate are threatening to hold White House officials in contempt of Congress over the administration's efforts to withhold testimony in an ongoing investigation of the controversial firings of U.S. attorneys, the dispute is likely to fizzle without much of a showdown, suggests a congressional expert from Washington University in St. Louis.
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