George Washington University speaks about the election
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008George Washington University students and community members give perspective on today’s presidential election. (1:50)
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New polls gage likely outcome of Election 2008
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008George Washington University held a conference call to release the findings of a new Battleground Poll that tested national attitudes on race, the economy, and the Iraq War in relation to the candidates involved in the 2008 presidential election.
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Former Indonesian President speaks out against Muslim extremism
Friday, May 9th, 2008Today at George Washington University, Former Indonesian President His Excellency Kyai Haji Abdurrahman Wahid, also known as “Gus Dur”, addressed an auditorium of Muslim students, onlookers and media members urging young Muslims to “reclaim authentic Islam.” President Wahid served as Indonesia’s “first democratically-elected president from 1999-2001 and remains the leader of the National Awakening Party (PKB), which he established after the fall of Suharto in 1998.”A highly-regarded and much respected Muslim cleric, he has led the Nahdlatul Ulama, the worlds largest Islamic organization with forty million members. He is a strong advocate for religious tolerance and a proponent of many democratic ideals. “When addressing Muslim audiences, Gus Dur invariably reminds his listeners that it is their sacred duty to respect others’ beliefs, and to avoid any form of discrimination or intolerance towards those who worship differently from themselves.” (continued)
Clinton says it’s unacceptable where the oil money in Iraq goes
Monday, March 17th, 2008When addressing students and guests at George Washington University, Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton says it is clear, that the Iraqi government is not spending their oil money on reconstruction; there are reports that Iraq spent less that a quarter of its oil funds set aside for reconstruction in 2006. Oil money is showing up in foreign banks, even as the citizen are lacking in basic services. As president, she said, I would appoint a special council in Iraq to make recommendations directly to me. It is unacceptable that these oil revenues go unused or in a private account while citizens lack electricity and clean drinking water. (1:00)
Clinton says withdrawing from Iraq is not retreating from fighting terrorism
Monday, March 17th, 2008When addressing students and guests at George Washington University, Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton says under her plan, withdrawing from Iraq does not mean retreating from fighting terrorism in Iraq. That is why, she says, I will order small lead strike forces to engage in targeted operations against al Qaeda in Iraq. This will protect Iraqi citizens, our allies, and our families right here at home. (:20)
Clinton says the war has made the terrorists stronger
Monday, March 17th, 2008When addressing students and guests at George Washington University, Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton says as we bring our troops and contractors home, we cannot lose sight of our strategic interests in this region. The reality is that this war has made the terrorists stronger. Though they may not have been in Iraq before the war, she said, they are there now and we cannot allow Iraq to become a breeding ground and safe haven for terrorists that wish to attack us and our allies. (:24)
Clinton says she will work to remove contractors from Iraq
Monday, March 17th, 2008When addressing students and guests at George Washington University, Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton says in addition to removing American troops from Iraq, I will also work to remove armed private military contractors. For five years, she says, their behavior, lack of supervision, and lack of accountability, has often eroded our credibility, endangered lives, and undermined our mission. (:26)
Clinton says the Iraqis must be responsible for their own future
Monday, March 17th, 2008When addressing students and guests at George Washington University, Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton says the most important part of her plan, is the first step: to bring our troops home and send the strongest possible message to the Iraqis, that they must take responsibility for their own future. No more talk of permanent occupation, no more policing a civil war, no more doing for the Iraqis what they must be doing for themselves. (:20)
Clinton says the Bush-McCain policy is to not learn from mistakes
Monday, March 17th, 2008When addressing students and guests at George Washington University, Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton says, despite the evidence, President Bush is determined to continue his failed policy in Iraq until he leaves office, and Senator McCain will gladly “accept the torch” and continue to stay that course and keep us in Iraq for up to 100 years if necessary. They both want to keep us tied to another country’s civil war- a war we cannot win. In a nutshell, she says, that is the Bush-McCain Iraq Policy: “Don’t learn from your mistakes, repeat them.” (:38)
Clinton says money from war could fund health care
Monday, March 17th, 2008When addressing students and guests at George Washington University, Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton says the war in Iraq could ultimately cost well over one trillion dollars, and that could instead provide health care for the 47 million uninsured Americans, quality pre-kindergarten for every American child, solve the housing crisis once and for all, make college affordable, and provide tax relief to tens of millions middle class families. (:46)