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  • September 2008

    • Libertarian Bets $1M His GPA Tops Obama's

      Reason Magazine  |  Sep 5, 08 8:55 PM CDT

      Libertarian Bets $1M His GPA Tops Obama's

      (Newser) - One of Barack Obama’s election opponents is putting his millions where his grades are. Wayne Allyn Root, the Las Vegas handicapper running for vice president on the Libertarian ticket with Bob Barr, has bet $1 million that he had a better GPA at Columbia University than classmate Obama. Root goes on to say in a Reason interview that Obama was a “communist” who was admitted to Harvard Law School only because he’s black. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Columbia University  • Bob Barr  • Libertarian Party  • betting  • Harvard Law School

  • June 2008

    • In Harvard Law Review Presidency, Signs for the Future

      Politico  |  Jun 23, 08 4:51 PM CDT

      In Harvard Law Review Presidency, Signs for the Future

      (Newser) - As president of the Harvard Law Review, Barack Obama gave voice to a mix of conservative and liberal ideas and "maneuvered his way around pretty well," says the author of a new book about Harvard Law School. Politico dissects Obama's 1990-91 tenure in search of omens in the story of a young black man elected to head a tradition-bound, white-dominated institution. More »

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      Barack Obama  • bipartisanship  • affirmative action  • Harvard Law School

  • March 2008

    • Free Harvard Law for Grads Who Go Public-Sector

      New York Times  |  Mar 18, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      Free Harvard Law for Grads Who Go Public-Sector

      (Newser) - Third-year Harvard Law students can study for free if they vow to take public sector work for 5 years, the New York Times reports. Harvard announced the plan today to steer more students toward non-profit and government work; many graduates grab corporate jobs to pay off 6-figure debt. “We know that debt is a big issue,” law school Dean Elena Kagan said. More »

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      college tuition  • Harvard Law School

  • August 2007

    • Obama: the Accidental Candidate

      Washington Post  |  Aug 12, 07 7:58 AM CDT

      Obama: the Accidental Candidate

      (Newser) - Barack Obama’s rapid ascent to top-tier presidential candidate was the stuff of lucky break after lucky break, as quiet charisma and other people’s sex scandals catapulted him to the top, the Washington Post reports. It was a chance opening that first took him to Chicago and chance again that opened up a US Senate seat from Illinois. “It’s like he’s cut in line,” a Hill staffer observed. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • Chicago  • presidential campaign  • Illinois  • senator  • Harvard Law School

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