"Courthouse over White House: Chicago and the Presidential Election of 1960": A Review of the Book by Edmund Frank Kallina
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An 11 page discussion of the material presented in this book regarding the alleged political corruption and possible links with organized crime among the John F. Kennedy camp which resulted in one of the closest presidential elections in history. Suggests that the long range implications of the outcome of this race were substantial, possibly even influencing Nixon's later actions in the Watergate scandal. No additional sources are listed.
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Paper Title: "Courthouse over White House: Chicago and the Presidential Election of 1960": A Review of the Book by Edmund Frank Kallina

"Eyewitness to Power" by David Gergen
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A 5 page book review which discusses "Eyewitness to Power" by David Gergen. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: "Eyewitness to Power" by David Gergen

2004 Presidential Campaign
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A 6 page paper that comments on specific aspects of the election: perceived strategies of the campaign, one focus of the media, polls and focus groups, image spin, the influence of the vice-presidential candidate and the effect of being the incumbent. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: 2004 Presidential Campaign

2008 Election Issues
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This 6 page paper discusses what are – or should be –the major issue in the national election coming up in 2008. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: 2008 Election Issues

A Comparison of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama
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This 3 page paper examines the candidates' ideas on Iraq, the economy and immigration. The experience of each candidate is discussed as well.Research is provided to support the assumptions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: A Comparison of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama

A Comparison of Notable Past Presidents:
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This 8 page paper compares and contrasts Ben Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. These men are examines through the eyes of assorted authors who are experts on these men. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: A Comparison of Notable Past Presidents:

A Comparison of the Official Web Sites of the Democrats and the Republicans
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A 4 page comparison of the web presence of these two political parties. This paper compares and contrasts the official web sites pointing out formatting and information differences. The author asserts that both parties pride themselves on providing information to the voting public but with just a brief review it becomes obvious that much of this information is really disinformation, information designed to cloud and confuse the facts. One party, however, is perhaps more guilty of this than is the other. No additional sources are listed.
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Paper Title: A Comparison of the Official Web Sites of the Democrats and the Republicans

A Multi-Party System in The United States
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5 pages. This paper answers the question 'under what conditions might a multi-party system develop in the United States'. This question has many answers, and one focus is on that of American exceptionalism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: A Multi-Party System in The United States

A New Voting System
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5 pages. This is a summary of the problems that were found to be prevalent in the last Presidential election with some possible solutions using Internet-based software and ATM technology. The strengths and weaknesses of this software are discussed. Also covered are reasons why people to not turn out to vote in higher numbers. Some suggestions for getting people out to vote are considered. It is felt that if Congress stepped in, as well as the individual states, to organize the voting method and make it easier and more consistent that voting would be a more popular and more well-attended event. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: A New Voting System

A Strategy for Candidate John Edwards to Win Nevada
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This 6 page paper focuses on the 2008 Democratic primaries and the state of Nevada. Can Edwards win it? Why is he doing so poorly there? The situation is analyzed and suggestions are made. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Paper Title: A Strategy for Candidate John Edwards to Win Nevada