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Senator John Warner Addresses Larry Sabato's Politics 101 Class 4/2/07 - Senator John Warner, presented by the Center for Politics, talks to Larry Sabato's Politics 101 class about American politics, America today, and America tomorrow. |
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Shh..Don't Ask Don't Tell - Being Gay in the Military 3/21/07 - The University Democrats in conjunction with Queer and Allied Activism present a forum on the national policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994 barring gays and lesbians from openly disclosing their sexual orientation while in the military. Robert Michael Rankin, M.D., Capt, MC, USNR, (Ret.) serves on the Honorary Board of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. He will offer his perspectives, stories, experiences, observations, and opinions on this policy. |
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ABC's Greenburg Uncovers Inner Workings of Supreme Court 3/20/07 - The struggle for control of the Supreme Court in recent years has been defined by how justices interact with and react to each other as much as their differing legal philosophies, said Jan Crawford Greenburg of ABC News during the ninth annual Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lectureship at the School of Law. |
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Disciplining Death: The Politics of Terminal Care Reform in Connecticut 3/20/07 - Dr. Joy Buck identifies the key players and societal conditions that led to the creation of the modern hospice movement in the United States. Focusing on the activities of the hospice creators in the State of Connecticut, Dr. Buck outlines the establishment of Hospice, Inc., the nation's first home hospice care program, and traces the challenges faced by the creators as they worked with patients, their families, and the health care professionals to provide a caring and responsive environment for the dying. |
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A Constitutional Right to Pre-School? 3/16/07 - James Edward Ryan joined the faculty in 1998, after completing a two-year Gibbons Fellowship in Public Interest and Constitutional Law. He teaches constitutional law, land use law, law and education, local government law, torts, and seminars on such topics as legal scholarship, the Supreme Court, and environmental justice. Here Ryan considers whether access to publicly funded preschool should be expanded and, if so, whether state courts should play a role. |
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The Importance of History in Leadership Decisions 3/14/07 - The Honorable Gerald L. Baliles, Governor of Virginia (1986-1990) and current director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, addresses "The Importance of History in Leadership Decisions" at the Tracy W. and Katherine W. McGregor Distinguished Lecture in American History, sponsored by the University of Virginia Library.
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Race, Gender and the New Political Landscape 2/15/07 - Mary Frances Berry, former U.S. civil rights commissioner and longtime activist, speaks at the University of Virginia on Feb. 15 in Old Cabell Hall Auditorium. Berry is the keynote speaker for Black History Month and heads the list of several notable visitors and events being held at the University. |
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Are electronic voting machines vulnerable?1/20/07 - Are electronic voting machines vulnerable to computer hackers? That |
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