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Is the 2010 Census Good or Bad for Democrats?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsThe U.S. Census Bureau released figures for the 2010 census on Tuesday, showing the slowest national population growth since the Great Depression. Which is not to say that there wasn't population growth at all. According to census director Robert Groves, the South actually had the fastest growth since 2000, at 14.3 percent, while the West grew 13.8 percent. And congratulations, Nevada -- at 35.1 percent you have the greatest population growth in the nation. It was, in fact, the Northeast and Midwest, with 3.2 and 3.9 percent growth, respectively, that lagged behind in the census ...
Opinion: The Unbearable Meaninglessness of College Rankings
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 31) -- Each year the splash it makes gets smaller, as more students, parents and even college administrators realize the truth about the U.S. News and World Report college rankings: It's largely a beauty contest -- one that bears little relation to the quality of the education kids will actually receive. Indeed, the president of Williams College, which was named the No. 1 liberal arts college in the country this year by U.S. News, told Bloomberg News that the rankings were "meaningless." That's pretty tough talk, coming from a winner. The second- and third-ranking liberal arts colleges, ...
US News' Top 10 Universities of 2011, Remixed By Cost
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Aug. 17) -- Although administrators won't literally charge an arm and a leg (thankfully), tuition at one of the nation's top universities is going to cost you. Among the top 10 schools listed in the highly anticipated U.S. News and World Report annual university rankings, released today, not a single institution costs less than $36,000 a year. No real surprise there, as the publication acknowledges in its supplemental and separate "Best Value Colleges" post. But how do the premier schools rank when rearranged by annual cost? When Surge Desk hit shuffle, it found that among the top 10 ...
Is Bush the 'Worst President We've Ever Had'?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyOver the weekend, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) made the following assertion on "Meet the Press":"I really do believe that President Bush is the worst president we've ever had."The "worst ever" title is a heady claim, of course. And to make it with any authority, you really need to know a thing or two about presidential history. US News & World Report asked a few historians which white guy stank up the office worst, and has come up with a handy All Time Bottom 10 List. While they decline to consider Bush's ultimate ranking--owing to the idea that not enough time has elapsed to ...
How's It Playing on Main Street?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThe massive government bailout of the financial sector that is currently being debated in Congress is causing consternation among our best and brightest economists, as well as our lawmakers. Indeed, the only thing that everyone seems to agree upon is that it's regrettable we find ourselves in such a mess. Who is to blame, and how we go about fixing it, is a whole other matter. One thing that I believe all Americans should demand is that both John McCain and Barack Obama return to Washington to vote on the forthcoming legislation. Since the economy is the single most pressing issue in this ...
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