Obama and progressives support dependence, not freedom or prosperity
(07/19/12 12:57am)
“If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.”
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Voter purges are an affront to democracy
(07/17/12 12:25am)
The 2012 presidential election is coming up soon and both sides are gearing up for an all-out battle. President Obama and the Democrats have been working overtime to win over groups like the LGBTQ and immigrant communities, while the Republicans have been tirelessly working toward systematic voting purges.
World powers running out of options for Iran
(07/17/12 12:15am)
After a decade of diplomatic talks that saw the Iranian government repeatedly bait and switch the international community in a deliberate effort to buy more time for its nuclear program, even many skeptics anticipated a new outcome from last month’s Baghdad talks between Iran and the six world powers (the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany).
Obama still to blame for state of economy
(07/12/12 12:20am)
After reading the response column by UF alumnus William Deich maintaining that President Obama was not responsible for the state of the economy, I wanted to make a few things clear.
High and Mighty: Vendetta against drugs is misguided
(07/10/12 12:30am)
On Monday, United States Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), officially won his battle against the now-infamous synthetic drug bath salts — the substance that supposedly caused Rudy Eugene to eat a man’s face on a causeway in Miami back in May.
Link between HIV and heart disease needs more research
(07/10/12 12:15am)
In another era, the affliction of AIDS — a disease surrounded by fear, misinformation and lack of medical expertise — was a death sentence. Although we have since grown to understand this disease, there is still much to learn about possible unintended consequences of its treatment.
Obama does not deserve blame for state of today’s economy
(07/05/12 12:15am)
I recently read the column “President Obama displays incompetence,” by Alligator columnist Joshua Fonzi. With all due respect to the author, this column is highly typical of the “things are bad and no matter who made them bad, blame Obama” argument.
Same Old Story: Government in health care is nothing new
(07/03/12 12:35am)
In a statement released after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature health reform legislation, Republican South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint said, “The Supreme Court may have failed to stop this government takeover of health care, but the American people will not.”
Supreme Court upholds health care law
(07/03/12 12:15am)
In a close decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the national health care plan pushed by President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats.
U.S. Supreme Court upholds health care law
(06/28/12 12:36pm)
In a close decision with an unexpected tiebreaker, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the national health care plan pushed by President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats.
Darts & Laurels
(06/21/12 10:00pm)
Well, it’s the end of Summer A, which means the Alligator will be on break next week. However, we have a lot to cover this week, so sit tight, relax and prepare for our document-withholding-amnesty-granting-substance-banning-cancer-curing-animal-crashing-studio-bashing edition of...
President Obama displays incompetence
(06/21/12 9:50pm)
Well, I’m just going to come right out and say it. President Obama is arguably the worst president in American history. Never have the American people been sold such a bill of goods as they have with this man.
Adapted DREAM Act benefits undocumented students
(06/19/12 12:23am)
The dreams of about 800,000 undocumented students won’t be deferred, but their deportations will.
President Obama halts deportation of undocumented children of immigrants
(06/19/12 12:20am)
On Friday, President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. government would grant work permits and halt the deportation of about 800,000 dreamers.
Bike shop closes its doors for downtown SFC expansion
(06/14/12 12:15am)
Ted Kubisek stood in front of the fan to combat the heat during the shop’s last week of being open for business. He spoke to customers and employees in a way that shows he’s known them for years.
Media plays increasing role in gay rights issues
(05/29/12 12:15am)
Gay rights have been making national headlines, and some members of UF’s LGBTQ community think it’s about time.
Darts & Laurels
(05/17/12 12:35pm)
We have a lot to cover today, so let’s skip the introduction and get right into this week’s first-Darts-and-Laurels-of-the-summer edition of...
Attorney general misconduct is nothing new
(05/17/12 12:15pm)
There are few things more telling about an administration than cabinet-level appointees. You can learn a lot about the inner workings and unadvertised positions of a presidency just by examining the kinds of people who surround the executive and their behavior.
The media need to curb sensationalism
(05/15/12 12:20am)
To quote Seth Meyers, “President Obama was finally outed as a Democrat.”
Obama discusses plan to keep student loan interest rates low
(04/25/12 1:03am)
With the Republican Party elections winding down, President Barack Obama is pushing forward with his re-election campaign by connecting with university and college students — the demographic largely credited for his 2008 election.
