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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

David Domke outlines opposing visions of America

Dylan Tull February 9, 2012
According to Professor and Chair of the University of Washington Department of Communications, David Domke, who lectured in Olin hall on Tuesday Feb. 7, this year's election will define the future vision of America for years to come and possibly restructure the American identity permanently in either Republican or Democratic party terms.
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3 Things Occupy Wall Street can learn from Tea Party

Daniel Merritt October 20, 2011
Both the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movement embody an underlying dissatisfaction with those with decision-making power. While the Tea Party is focused on government spending and taxes, Occupy Wall Street has its crosshairs aimed at large conglomerates, oil companies, billionaires and their bedfellow politicians.
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What democracy looks like: two versions of political protest in Walla Walla

Rachel Alexander April 21, 2011

What's wrong with the United States government? For members of the Walla Walla Tea Party Patriots, it's out of control government spending. The group held a tax day rally on Friday, April 15 to advocate...

Pay your taxes, Tea Party

William Witwer May 6, 2010

The Tea Party, the intensely conservative populist movement that has so captivated the mainstream media's attention, was recently surveyed in a CBS/New York Times poll. This national political organization...

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