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Why Gingrich Speaks to Youth

The dim reality of the young people’s futures has placed conservatives in a position to win back their vote in 2012. Yet, youth issues are scarcely talked about amongst the candidates—except one, Newt Gingrich.

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One time at CPAC

If Andrew Breitbart wasn’t famous enough already, he is now. In an ill-timed breakdown, he screamed and ranted at a group of Occupy Wall Street protesters who were chanting outside of CPAC and one of them put footage of his charming comments on Youtube, where the video has gotten more than 250,000 hits.

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A 24/7 need

When I was a freshman roughly three and a half years ago, I lived on the illustrious second floor of Simpson, the south side. God only knows who lives there now, but about six others and I composed the only people on the floor who did not appreciate booming bass music at four a.m., sporadic screaming, shouting, hooting, squawking, drunken wrestling matches tapping at my chamber door, or — my favorite — splotches of vomit awaiting me on my doorstep.

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Prop 8: the role of judges

“There is a story that two of the greatest figures in our law, Justice Holmes and Judge Learned Hand, had lunch together and afterward, as Holmes began to drive off in his carriage, Hand, in a sudden onset of enthusiasm, ran after him, crying, ‘Do justice, sir, do justice.’ Holmes stopped the carriage and reproved Hand: ‘That is not my job. It is my job to apply the Law.’”....