Featured Stories at PoliSci News Review

·         This week's selection of articles posted at PoliSci News Review includes articles on Students Buying Class Notes Online?; Russian Milestone: 1st Black Elected To Office; Massive War Log Leak: Who Is Wikileaks?; America’s Recovery Cities: Is Your One of Them?; Is America Top Secret Agencies Too Big To Work?; and Politics of Presidential Vacations.

Comedy Central Clip

·         The Colbert Report: Arturo Rodriguez

·         Arturo Rodriguez invites Americans who think immigrant farm workers are taking away jobs to work in the fields.

·         Aired 7/08/2010

Student Polling

·         This week’s polling question asks students their opinion on tax cut policy.

·         In a recent poll, we asked MPSL students if Congress should vote to extend unemployment benefits. The result: about 78% of the students said yes; about 20% said no; while about 3% said they're not sure. In a similar nation-wide poll by Bloomberg Poll, 47% of Americans said they are in favor of Congress extending unemployment benefits; 49% said they oppose; while 4% said they're unsure. 

·         Results were retrieved on 7/26/10, 8:00 PM PST.

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