Obama protesters arrested at Notre Dame

" SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Graduation festivities have gotten under way at the University of Notre Dame — as well as another day of arrests. A Notre Dame police officer, left, instructs anti-abortion protestors to leave the campus during an anti-abortion protest Saturday,...

Arthur Laffer and Self Interest

opinione (that's Italian for opinion):"Arthur Laffer speaking last month to graduates of Mercer University: Pursuing your dream of prospering will benefit everyone . . . When I graduated from Yale University, we...

90-year-old accepts high school diploma in Mich.

Five thumbs up for this old man....it's one in a million i guess..." DETROIT - John Lawrence Locher has accomplished many things in his 90 years, including living through the Great Depression, fighting in the Pacific during World War II and a long career with General...

Controversy over Bush commencement speech at Furman

President Bush is due to give the commencement speech at Furman University on May 31st.  It has sparked protests among faculty and students."Bush is scheduled to give Furman's graduation speech May 31 at the...

Central Bank of Nigeria Sells Foreign Exchange Worth $7.4Bn To Bureau-de-Chan...

"The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sold foreign exchange worth $7.4 billion (N925 billion) to Bureau-de-Change (BDC) operators since the commencement of its liberalization policy in March 2006. Farouk Suleiman, former president of the Association of BDC Operators of...

Hogwarts, Subfusc and the Lowdown on Caps and Gowns

Almost everyone has donned subfusc garb on one occasion or another. This is the "graduation gown" of high school and college commencement services, and the conventional dress at Harry Potter's alma mater, Hogwarts...

Andy Card Gets a Thumpin' at UMass

Here is Thomas' take on the Andy Card thing:"There comes a time when decorum and protocol need to be thrown out the window. Think Eartha Kitt telling Lady Bird Johnson at a White House luncheon that President...

President Bush recieves many applauds from graduates and protestor cry out

Over the past weekend the graduating class of Miami Dade College's Kendall Campus recieved the President of the United States at the commencement, but the arrival had mixed...

McCain Finds Unfriendly Audience in NYC

"Arizona Sen. John McCain ( news , bio , voting record ) received a cantankerous reception Friday at the New School's commencement, where dozens of faculty members and students turned their"

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