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Sfqe Morning Bulletin amp; 8211; Friday, Feb. 13, 2009
It s no secret that most Americans are growing increasingly skeptical about national politics. Poll after poll shows that people are distrustful of government institutions and have dim views of the two major political parties.It doesn t help, some Washington insiders are now saying, that the rules governing the presidential debates in the general election are effectively rigged to benefit the Democratic and Republican parties. I don t think I m much different from most Americans in that I am very unhappy about the way the political system is functioning in this country, James Glassman, a diplomat during the George W. Bush administration, told CBS News. I just think that the two-party system is not working, and it needs some competition -- and serious competition... But you cannot have a serious third party or independent candidacy if you don t have access to the deba stanley cup quencher tes. Glassman and more than three dozen other high-profile Americans are signing onto a campaign appropriately called Change the Rule. The group is pressuring the Commission for Presidential Debates CPD to change stanley cup the stanley spain general election debate rules before the 2016 election ramps up. Specifically, they re proposing a rule that would allow a third candidate -- who is neither a Democrat nor a Republican -- to qualify for the debates through a ballot access signature competition. Views of Democratic, Republican parties hit a new low markThe current set of rules serves only Zjjj Hillary Clinton feted at Hollywood gala
A politically conservative student armed with a video camera and a Web site is trying to force a Democratic congressional candidate out of his teaching job at Central Michigan University.Dennis Lennox, a 23-year-old junior, has posted videos on YouTube of himself questioning assistant professor Gary Peters about campaigning for office while holding a prestigious position at the university.Some say Lennox is persistent. Others accuse him of pandering for attention. What I m doing isn t about getting media attention, said Lennox, a political science major. I m speaking for the hundreds of students, alumni, taxpayers and even legislators who have complained because Gary Peters won t pick between Congress and campus stanley thermos . In one video Lennox posted online, Peters is seen walking to his car while Lennox asks him stanley quencher several questions, including whether he is angry about his campaign not getting positive press. Peters doesn t respond. On Thursday, Lennox said he got a letter from the university saying he had violated policies against distributing printed materials inside a campus building. A disciplinary hearing will be held if Lennox does not meet with school officials.He had been cited for handing out fliers at a public forum moderated by the professor. I can t believe what s going on. I m flabbergast stanley becher ed my school is seeking retribution against me, said Lennox.Peters said in an interview this week with The Associated Press that his unive |
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