Canes for Obama leader rallies students, dines with president
Emily Young will always remember where she ate lunch on Sept. 20. But it’s not the meal that stands out, it’s the company. Young sat down at OMG! Burgers with President Barack Obama. She is a campus team leader for Canes for Obama and Organizing for America, which supports his legislative agenda. Young built a...
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Obama rallies capacity crowd of supporters Thursday at BankUnited Center
President Barack Obama fired up supporters at his grassroots event at the BankUnited Center Thursday afternoon with a speech that touched on his accomplishments over the past four years and his mission to move the country forward during the next four. “Four more years,” was a favorite chant of the capacity crowd, which expressed its...
Obama returns to UM for third time in eight months
Thursday will mark President Barack Obama’s second visit to the University of Miami within 21 days. It will also be his third visit in eight months and his fifth since 2007. The president will visit campus as part of a grassroots rally organized by the Obama campaign. UM President Donna E. Shalala said she has...
Obama to visit BankUnited Center for rally Thursday
Thursday will mark President Barack Obama’s second visit to the University of Miami within 21 days. Obama, at this grassroots campaign event, will address voters on his vision for an economy that will grow from the bottom-up, and about his plan to restore middle-class economic security, through the creation of jobs. The event, which was...
GOP shouldn’t intervene in women’s health
The GOP and I have a serious problem. It’s laughable that Mitt Romney believes he has the right to control my body. It’s astounding that Todd Akin, a GOP representative, thinks the female body has a way to “shut the whole thing down” if “legitimate rape” occurs; never mind what constitutes legitimate rape. But it’s...
Romney writes off 47 percent of American voters
Recently, the public got a hold of a video that was recorded at a Mitt Romney fundraiser in Boca Raton . In the video, Romney said 47 percent of Americans don’t pay income taxes and consider themselves victims who feel entitled to receive government assistance . He went on to say that he would never...
Obama shares fries, conversation with UM students
Maximo Soler and Emily Young received a seemingly suspicious phone call questioning their views on certain political issues. They were asked to explain why they were drawn to President Barack Obama’s campaign. Four days later, they were invited to lunch with the President of the United States. “From the second he said, ‘you’re going to...
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