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“Romney Hood”: Stealing From The Poor To Give To The Rich

President Barack Obama coined his opponent “Romney Hood” after the non-partisan tax policy center declared Mitt Romney’s tax-cutting proposals for the rich would result in unprecedented tax hikes on the American middle class. Read the full story here: www.boston.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Follow The [...]

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Sam Shepard Festival At Stanford

‘Curse of the Starving Class’ is the centerpiece of the Stanford Summer Theater’s Sam Shepard Festival. The play, written by Shepard in 1976 and first performed the following year at the Royal Court in London, is a remarkably prescient view of America in 2012. It is a darkly comic exploration of the American family psyche. [...]

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121st Stanford University Commencement

(June 17, 2012) At Stanford’s 121st Commencement, the university conferred 1763 bachelor’s, 2302 master’s and 1023 doctoral degrees. In his address, Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, NJ, challenged Stanford graduates to be courageous, never lose faith and always work together. During a Commencement speech Sunday — Father’s Day — he extolled lessons from his [...]

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Class Day Lecture 2012: Why the Wind of Freedom Blows

(June 16, 2012) Carrying on the more than 40-year tradition, Professor Larry Diamond delivers a final lecture to the class of 2012, followed by a few words from the Senior Class Presidents. Drawing on Stanford’s motto, “The wind of freedom blows,” Diamond traces the rise of democracy since the 1970s, arguing that freedom is a [...]

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Cory Booker’s 2012 Commencement Address

June 17, 2012 – Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, challenges Stanford graduates to be courageous, never lose faith and always work together during Stanford’s 121st Commencement. He extolls lessons from his own father and grandfather through stories of hardship, hope, and humor. Booker encourages graduates to find and join their own “conspiracy [...]

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Stanford 2012 Baccalaureate Ceremony

Answers are easy to come by — just Google them, Sister Joan Chittister told the Class of 2012 at the Baccalaureate ceremony. “No, what the world really needs from you now is the courage to ask the right questions without apology, without fear and without close-mindedness.” Chittister was the featured speaker at the hour-long ceremony, [...]

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Stanford’s 2012 Class Day Lecture

Drawing on Stanford’s motto, “The wind of freedom blows,” social scientist Larry Diamond traces the rise of democracy since the 1970s, arguing that freedom is a universal value. Diamond, an expert on comparative democratic development, was chosen by members of the senior class to give their Class Day Lecture, a more than 40-year tradition on [...]

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Stanford 2012 Commencement Ceremony

At Stanford University’s 121st Commencement ceremony on June 17, 2012, Newark, NJ, Mayor Cory Booker told Stanford graduates to join a “conspiracy of love” that will lift them in times of need and challenge them to go beyond what they think is possible. Commencement began with Stanford’s nontraditional processional, dubbed the Wacky Walk. Graduates paraded [...]

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Stanford University Commencement 2012

Please check back for a live webcast of Stanford’s 121st Commencement ceremony on June 17, beginning at 9:30 am PT.

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Occupy Graduation protests $1 trillion student loan debt

SUBSCRIBE to Next Media Animation: www.youtube.com Occupy Graduation is the latest permutation of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Students graduating with an average student loan debt of around $25000 face bleak job prospects and are turning graduation ceremonies into student loan protests. Facebook: www.facebook.com Webpage: www.nma.tv Twitter @nmatv: twitter.com Tumblr: nmatv.tumblr.com American students have borrowed [...]

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US Navy: expensive weapons systems a threat to Navy’s future

SUBSCRIBE to Next Media Animation: www.youtube.com The US Navy is spending money like a drunken sailor on costly weapons systems that are billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. Facebook: www.facebook.com Webpage: www.nma.tv Twitter @nmatv: twitter.com Tumblr: nmatv.tumblr.com Take, for example, the F-35 Lightning II. The F-35, a product of the Joint Strike [...]

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President Obama Presides Over Air Force Academy Graduation

President Obama celebrated with the Air Force Academy graduating class of 2012 this week by giving a commencement speech and by shaking the hand of each of the more than 1000 cadets walking in the ceremony. See the full episode of The West Wing Week here: www.youtube.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com [...]

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