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PETA extremists stifle debate

GEN. WESLEY Clark was making headway as an anti-war moderate until his friend Michael Moore started calling President Bush a "deserter." Last year, the country could have had a principled debate on the war, until MoveOn.org entered the fray with its fringe views.


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CBS right to move on

AS AN AVID Philadelphia Eagles fan, I approached the Super Bowl this year with the same despondency with which Cubs and Red Sox fans approached the World Series.


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A constitutional halftime show

WHILE performing at the half-time show of Sunday's Super Bowl, Justin Timberlake tore away part of Janet Jackson's leather body suit, exposing one of her bare breasts on national television during the most-watched event of the year.


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Soaring economy, success in Iraq

FOR THE first two years of the Bush administration, the consensus in Washington, the media and among the American public in general was that the 2004 Democratic challenger would have little or no chance at capturing the White House.


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Speedy delivery, improved online edition

WELCOME aboard to the 115th staff of The Cavalier Daily, most of which was elected by its peers just over a week ago. CD elections are pretty fascinating proceedings that demonstrate the enthusiasm and vigor that embodies its typical staffers.


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Skirting Roe v. Wade

IMAGINE, if you will, that all of a sudden, tabling on the Lawn was illegal. Why? Well, it certainly has nothing to do with anyone disliking the practice; it is simply a new safety measure -- the sidewalks need to be as unobstructed as those in front of a hospital. You might protest these regulations as utterly ludicrous, saying tabling helps a lot of student groups and the sidewalks are already quite safe.


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Exercising our freedom

WELL, IT'S that time again. That glorious time that comes around every four years, when politicians across America begin the long battle to the White House.


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Of mouse clicks and men

HOWARD Dean's second straight loss in last night's New Hampshire Democratic primary should have reporters eating crow for having fed the frontrunner frenzy leading into the election year.

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Latest Podcast

In this episode of On Record, Allison McVey, University Judiciary Committee Chair and fourth-year College student, discusses the Committee’s 70th anniversary, an unusually heavy caseload this past Fall semester and the responsibilities that come with student-led adjudication. From navigating serious health and safety cases to training new members and launching a new endowment, McVey explains how the UJC continues to adapt while remaining grounded in the University's core values of respect, safety and freedom.