Links of the Week 2 May 2008

Spelman

Spelman Changes its On Campus Policy: http://www.spelman.edu/students/current/housing/residentialrequirement.shtml

Spelman LEADS Ctr Releases Poll about Minority Female Democrats and their Choice for President: http://www.spelman.edu/_ezpost/data/22724.shtml

National/World

Root Causes of the Haitian Riots: http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080420/focus/focus2.html

Truth About Gas Prices: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQKYga6uMY

Dumb as We Want To Be: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/opinion/30friedman.html?_r=3&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
More on the Gas Tax “Holiday”

Politics

Obama’s 82 Year Old Running Mate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om96_VB0-QE&feature=related

Major Clinton Backer Switches to Obama: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/01/major-clinton-backer-switches-to-obama/

Poll: Bush most unpopular in modern history: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/01/poll-bush-most-unpopular-in-modern-history/
I don’t think you need a poll to tell you this but here is the scientific evidence of Bush Dos.

Obama Tries To Move Beyond Controversy: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-usa-politics.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Elizabeth Edwards on the Media: http://www.care2.com/politics/elizabeth-edwards-on-the-media.html

I have to say that Elizabeth makes some good points here…