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Romney Looks Ahead to President Obama

By Mike Lucier | Published: April 16, 2012

Mitt Romney has now set his sights on President Obama and the general election with Tuesday’s sweep of Wisconsin, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. At a gathering in Washington, D.C. the following day, Mitt Romney made no mention of his primary opponents and took the opportunity to rail against the President. In the week ahead of the primaries, influential Republicans such as Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, former President George…

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Taking the Cost of Education out of Taxes – College Affordability Part 2

By Aram Zucker-Scharff | Published: October 22, 2008

Tax credit programs allow those applicable for a credit to subtract the value from their annual tax payment, or claim it as a deduction. So if you were required to pay $5,000 in taxes this year and you received the $4,000 tax credit that Obama proposes for students, you would only have to pay $1,000 in taxes. Many politicians, including Obama, favor providing tax credits to college students in exchange…

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A History of Candidate Positions on College Affordability – Part 1

By Aram Zucker-Scharff | Published: October 21, 2008

Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have had plenty to say about Wall Street and Main Street, but they have said little about how the economic situation makes it difficult for students who want to live on University Row. Though college students are expected to be a deciding factor in a number of states, including Virginia, the issue of college tuition barely shows up on both candidates’ radars. This is…

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Final Debate Watch Party a Success

By Cay Smith | Published: October 15, 2008

More than 200 people crowded into the Johnson Center Atrium to watch the third and final presidential debate between  Candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. Leading into their final meeting, hopes were high that gloves would come off and answers would be pointed. Although there were moments where it seemed that such hopes would come to fruition, according to a Mason Votes poll, viewers came away disappointed. Mason Votes’ polls…

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Tonight’s Presidential Debate to Be Aggressive

By Cay Smith | Published: October 7, 2008

Tonight’s presidential debate is expected to be much more pointed than its predecessor. When asked recently when he was going to take off the gloves, Presidential Candidate John McCain answered, “How about Tuesday night?” And today, David Axelrod was reported by CNN as saying that Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is “prepared for a very aggressive debate.” The debate, which begins at 9 p.m., will be shown in the Johnson Center…

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