Archive for: Obama
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Obama presses for gun measures, says Congress could vote on background checks soon
In a move to further pressure Congress to take up White House-proposed gun control measures, President Obama remarked in Denver on Wednesday that action on federally required background checks could come as soon as next week. The president touted... read more »
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Storify: State of the Union
[View the story "President Obama's State of the Union Address Storify" on Storify] Contact CU Independent Assistant Breaking News Editor Alyx Saupe at Alyx.saupe@colorado.edu.
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Beyonce’s lip-syncing not condemnable
Soon after Beyonce’s performance of the Star Spangled Banner at President Obama’s Jan. 21 inauguration celebration, social networks exploded with lip-synching rumors. Conflicting reports from the Marine band, who accompanied Beyonce... read more »
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Why America needs gun control
Less than a month after 20 children and six adults were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn., a 16-year-old high school boy used a 12-gauge shotgun to shoot and wound two people at Taft Union High School in Taft,... read more »
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Dissecting Obama’s inaugural address
The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. With a speech containing the phrase “we, the people” five times, a couple shout-outs to self evident truths,... read more »
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A look at the conflict between Israel and Palestine
When Israel launched air attacks on Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, on Nov. 14, it put the contentious relationship between the two neighbors back in the international spotlight. The attacks, which killed at least 19 and wounded many... read more »
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A CU post-election perspective on women’s issues
The election season hype has faded away, replaced with buzz about the need for President Obama to keep his policy promises. One of the most critical topics during the election was the subject of women’s issues, and both parties, in an... read more »
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Students react to Obama’s re-election
President Barack Obama won last night’s election and will remain in the White House for another four years. Students around campus are talking today about their level of satisfaction with the election results and how the course of Obama’s... read more »
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President Obama wins 2012 election
President Obama won crucial swing states last night, earning four more years in office. The election came down to thousands of votes in states such as Florida, Ohio and Colorado who ultimately decided the fate of the United States for the... read more »
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Live Updates: Election night 2012
Live updates from the CUI on election night. We’ll be covering results and other news from Colo. and the nation. 5:20 p.m. MST: First polls have closed and projections are coming in. Based on CNN, Romney currently has 8 electoral votes... read more »
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Student government distributes $17.7 million in annual student fees
Student government allocated $17.7 million in student fees for the 2013-14 fiscal year to 15 CU Boulder departments Wednesday and Thursday nights in an annual public discussion that lasted over 12 hours. The total budget is higher than fiscal... read more »
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Upset: Men’s basketball wins Arizona rematch
The University of Colorado men’s basketball beat the Arizona Wildcats 71-58 Thursday, healing a wound the left after teams’ previous encounter. The last game on Jan. 3 was close, but ended with a ‘no’ call from the refs after a three... read more »
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CU’s Webb and Lewis arrested on assault
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Opinion: Was Andre’s choice to leave CU his best move?