Behind Clinton's foreign policy claims, a record of activism but ... From San Diego Union Tribune WASHINGTON To hear Hillary Rodham Clinton tell it now, she had a lot more going on as first lady than she let on at the time. On the presidential campaign trail, Clinton frequently makes the pitch that she is uniquely qualified to pass the "commander in chief" test in large part because of her foreign policy and national security experience in Bill Clinton's White House. Clinton also took a keen interest in foreign policy, traveling to more than 80 countries, with her husband and alone, to...

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'Asian American Activism' brings voice, empowerment From The Daily Titan Some Cal State Fullerton students are seeking a surge of Asian American and Pacific Islander activism. Headlined as "Asian American Activism," the forum initiated Asian American studies major Hideki Fukusumi's monthly discussions for the spring semester. The issue of Asian Americans facing opposition in politics because of questions regarding a division of loyalty between the U.S. and their "motherland," conjured discussions of paranoia and past incidents when Asians were accused of spilling...

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By: JAMES NOONAN From The California Aggie Online Two weeks ago, I wrote a column discussing the problem of student apathy regarding the recent ASUCD elections, as well as the ASUCD system as a whole. The elections held on Feb. 20 to 21 had a final voter turnout of 2,694 students, meaning that only about one in 10 students actually made time to sit down and participate in the ASUCD election process. This illusion of a one-party race immediately alienates students who are looking for representation outside of LEAD and suggests that students...

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Stamp of approval for Pauling From Corvallis Gazette Times The U.S. Postal Service will release a new 41-cent stamp honoring Linus Pauling next week at Oregon State University, the two-time Nobel Prize winner's alma mater. Cliff Mead, head of special collections at OSU, which houses the 500,000-item Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, said people had lobbied for a Pauling stamp since his death in 1994. Pauling's son, Linus Pauling Jr., will attend and people can get envelopes stamped with a postmark designed for the occasion. Though he won the Nobel...

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South by Southwest Interactive Festival Hosts 11th Annual Web Awards From FOXBusiness AUSTIN, Texas, Feb 25, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival announced finalists in 18 categories for the 11th annual SXSW Web Awards, which uncover the best new websites and celebrate the top digital innovators building and implementing tomorrow's online trends. Judges of the 11th Annual Web Awards will select the best in Web innovation from hundreds of entries submitted across the globe, with winners in 18 categories, including: Activism,...

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