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• Winter's assessment of British government has inaccuracies

  Updated 11/11/2008 7:16pm

  Drew Robert Winter’s column Obama could help U.S. see its faults (SN 11/10) brings up many good points about people’s hope for President-elect Barack Obama’s upcoming presidency in reversing damaging U.S. domestic and international policies, and with this feeling I could not agree more. Many of his statements regarding Great Britain’s political history, however, are misguided and downright fallacious.

• Striving for better America important

  Updated 11/10/2008 7:59pm

  Last week, Americans went to the polls to inform their government that they want to see a change. President-elect Obama has received a powerful signal from the American people. We have shown clearly that we are unhappy with the direction this country has been headed during the past decade, but I am concerned we have not been clear as to the path we would hope to be on. So, why are we unhappy? And, most importantly, what will we demand from Obama in his first term? What kind of change, exactly, are we seeking?

• Not voting might ensure 'greater evil' takes office

  Updated 11/10/2008 7:16pm

  In a letter titled Voting not worth hassle if candidates not up to par (SN 11/6), Arthur Manoli gives excuses why his decision to not vote was a more educated and reasonable answer than voting. One of his excuses was that he would only be voting for the “lesser of the two evils,” so why vote at all.

• Obama's presidency will usher in change, unity for America

  Updated 11/10/2008 7:17pm

  It’s not hard to think highly of Sen. John McCain, especially when he is as gracious and high-minded in defeat as he was Nov. 4. I know that President-elect Obama wants to usher in an era of unity and healing, but it’s important that we never forget that Obama is the president-elect despite the fact that the McCain campaign promoted fear, xenophobia and racism because he believed people’s ignorance was the margin of victory.

• Enthusiasm to vote will be important in future

  Updated 11/09/2008 7:10pm

  With a strong turnout on Election Day, the young voters in America established themselves as an attractive and necessary demographic for candidates to win if they want to hold office in the future.

• Bush to meet with Obama, prepare for transition

  Updated 11/09/2008 10:32pm

  He’s known as one of the most controversial presidents in U.S. history, and with just more than two months left until he hands power over to President-elect Barack Obama, experts say President Bush will avoid doing anything to further fuel that reputation.

• The Youth Vote

  Updated 11/06/2008 10:49pm

  They were everywhere on campus. In the final weeks leading up to the election, avoiding somebody decked out in Barack Obama apparel was about as easy as finding an on-campus parking spot. Voter registration tables crowded the area by the Wells Hall bridge, forming a swarming blanket of politically active students that turned the grass underneath their feet brown just by standing there for so long.

• Word on the street

  Updated 11/06/2008 11:07pm

  What changes, if any, do you think Barack Obama will bring?