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Republican presidential candidate, Tim Pawlenty: “All things to all men”

April 3, 2011

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On Tuesday, March 22, Vanderbilt University was fortunate enough get the first crack at the first Republican to declare (or at least “explore”) his candidacy for the 2012 presidential election.  Just days after launching his presidential “exploratory committee”, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty debated Christina Romer, once an economic advisor of the Obama White House, […]

WH Chief of Staff Bill Daley says violence in Libya is not America’s problem, rather a human problem

March 10, 2011

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(Scroll down for updates) This past Sunday on Meet the Press, a rather peculiar and telling exchange of words occurred between Bill Daley, the Obama White House Chief of Staff, and David Gregory.  Mr. Gregory asked Mr. Daley whether or not the removal of Muammar Qaddafi from power in Libya is a “vital U.S. interest.”  The […]