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Naureen Khan

Supreme Court Justice makes his Duke debut

January 28, 2009

With relatively little pomp and fanfare,  Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be coming to Duke tomorrow to speak about “his life in the law.” He will be appearing at the Law School’s Star Commons at 12:15. Oddly enough, the Law School has done little advertising for one of the most well-known conservative justices on [...]

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The Other Clinton returns to Tar Heel State

January 26, 2009

Updated 6:35 p.m., January 27
Former President Bill Clinton returned to North Carolina this morning for the first time since the now-mythic primary battle between his wife/current Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and President Barack Obama.

Shawn Rocco/The N&O

The (Raleigh) News and Observer reported this morning:
The last time Raleigh saw Bill Clinton, he was standing in the [...]

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Piece of Civil Rights history for sale

January 23, 2009

Those in the Triangle area inspired by the Civil Rights legacy invoked by this week’s inauguration festivities may soon be able to lay claim to a small piece of that history….for a price.

A yellowing program autographed by a 29-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. in 1958 when he delivered the keynote address at a voter registration [...]

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D.C. swarmed for “We Are One” Concert

January 18, 2009

Inauguration festivities began in earnest this afternoon as, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Will.I.Am and Stevie Wonder in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

Celebrities Denzel Washington, Ashley Judd, Tom Hanks, Jack Black, Steve Carrell, [...]

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Inauguration fever sweeps nation and the Gothic Wonderland

January 18, 2009

Even with officials warning of freezing temperatures, long lines, crush-level crowds and what seemingly amounts to mass chaos, millions have already begun their descent into Washington D.C. for Tuesday’s presidential inauguration.
While President-elect Obama was making his way from Philadelphia to D.C. via the historic train route Abraham Lincoln took to claim his presidency, cars were [...]

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Gaza debate reaches all the way to Duke

January 14, 2009

As The Chronicle reported Friday, campus religious leaders are calling for unity and friendship  as the Jewish and Muslim communities at Duke respond to most recent violent-flare up in the Middle East.
Perhaps the most visible evidence of clashing viewpoints are the color flyers (you might find these objectionable as they contain some graphic [...]

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Reflections on an Historic Election

November 10, 2008

Almost exactly a year ago, a young, charismatic Senator from Illinois came to North Carolina for the first time, right here in Durham. Although certainly not unknown, he was only one in a crowded field of Democratic presidential hopefuls. Catapulted to fame by a stirring speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, many nevertheless believed that his [...]

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Official Announcement: Obama takes North Carolina

November 6, 2008

Filed at 12:55pm
The Associated Press called North Carolina for Barack Obama about 40 minutes ago:
President-elect Obama has won North Carolina, a symbolic triumph in a state that hadn’t voted for a Democrat in more than a generation.
The Associated Press declared Obama the winner Thursday after canvassing counties in North Carolina to determine the number of [...]

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