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How Freedom Is Won 2/24/06 - Nonviolent civic resistance movements have been the most powerful forces in creating democracies, according to Peter Ackerman, chairman of Freedom House, an independent nongovernmental organization that supports the expansion of freedom in the world. Ackerman was keynote speaker at the J.B. Moore Society of International Law symposium, "Democracy in the Middle East: Prospect for Political Reform. |
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9 Days From Execution: Lessons from the Earl Washington Case 2/2/06 - Virginia death-row inmate Earl Washington's exoneration due to DNA testing may have changed forever how the commonwealth handles death penalty cases. Peter Neufeld, co-founder of the Innocence Project, spoke at the Law School about lessons learned from the case and proposed further reforms to criminal investigations and trials. |
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Shaping Science, Mathematics and Technology Interests of Early Adolescents1/27/06 - Currently, many talented individuals are being lost to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Marie Shoffner of the Curry School of Education discusses why this is, and offers strategies of how to correct the problem. |
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The State of Democracy in the Middle East 1/25/06 - Politics professor David Waldner evaluates the health of nascent democracies in five Middle East countries at a meeting of the International Relations Organization. Waldner spoke on the day of the 2006 Palestinian elections. |
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The Persistence of Poverty - The Face of Poverty 1/24/06 - The first in a series of community conversations about poverty, co-sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies and the Quality Community Council. Moderated by Corey D. B. Walker, speakers include Karen Waters of the QCC, the Reverend Noelle Damico and Willie Baptist of the University of the Poor, and Alex Gulotta of the Charlottesville Legal Aid and Justice Center |
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American Democracy Conference 2005 - The Declining Bush Mandate 12/1/05 - A panel of experts discuss the political fortunes of President George W. Bush. Larry Sabato of the U.Va Center for Politics moderates a panel including Fred Barnes of Fox News, Carl Cannon of the National Journal, Rosiland Jordan of NBC News and Susan Page of USA Today. |
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American Democracy Conference 2005 - The 2006 Midterms12/1/05 - The Hotline's John Mercurio moderates a panel discussion on how the 2006 Congressional races are shaping up. Democratic campaign coordinators Guy Cecil and John Lapp, Republicans Brian Nick and Ed Patru, and Chris LaCivita of LaCivita Consulting.
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American Democracy Conference 2005 - Seeing Red: What's Next for the Republicans? 12/1/05 - Chuck Todd of The Hotline moderates a panel discussion about the current problems faced by the Republican party. The panel of pollsters include John Brabender, Kellyanne Conway, Linda DiVall, Tony Fabrizio, and Craig Shirley. |
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