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Presidential Election 2008

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Presidential Election 2008

 

 

 


Frontline: The Choice 2008

View Frontline's 2-hour dual biography of John McCain and Barack Obama. 

This program originally aired on PBS on Tuesday, October 14, and is now availabe, in its entirety, on YouTube:

 

 

Visit the Frontline web site for additional information.

 


VOTE!!

 

In order to be eligible to vote in the November 4 general election, you must be registered by October 10. 

 

You can pick up a voter registration form in the following on-campus locations:

  • Begley Library
  • Student Affairs Office (Elston Hall, 2nd floor)
  • ADA Transition Services (222 Elston Hall)

 

You can also download a registration form from the New York State Board of Elections web site. 

 

Click here to find your polling place. 

 

 


Debate Schedule

 

First presidential debate

Friday, September 26

9:00 pm

University of Mississippi

Oxford, MS

 

Moderator:

Jim Lehrer

PBS

Topic:

Foreign Policy

Vice presidential debate

Thursday, October 2

9:00 pm

Washington University

St. Louis, MO

Moderator:

Gwen Ifill

PBS

 

Second presidential debate

Tuesday, October 7

9:00 pm

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Moderator:

Tom Brokaw

NBC News

Town Meeting Format

Third presidential debate

Wednesday, October 15

9:00 pm

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Moderator:

Bob Schieffer

CBS News

Topic:

Domestic Policy

 

 


Candidates' Web Sites

 

 

 


Databases

 

What is a database?

 

  • Academic Search Premier - Articles from peer reviewed and popular sources on a broad range of topics.
  • CQ Researcher - In-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
  • Custom Newspapers - 300 national and international newspapers.
  • Lexis-Nexis Academic - news, business, legal, medical and reference.
  • Lexis-Nexis Election 2008 wiki - a guide to finding information about the candidates, issues and campaigns on Lexis-Nexis
  • National Newspaper Index - New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post.
  • New York Newspapers - Albany Times Union, Syracuse Post-Standard, Buffalo News, Oneonta Daily Star, New York Times, New York Post and other New York State newspapers.
  • Newspaper Source - National, international and select regional newspapers.  Television and radio news transcripts.

 

 


Fact Checking

 

  • FactCheck.org - A nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major US political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
  • OpenSecrets.org - A nonpartisan guide to money’s influence on U.S. elections and public policy.
  • Snopes Urban Legends: Politics - This web site debunks urban legends, Internet rumors, e-mail forwards and other stories of uncertain origins. 

 

 


News Media Coverage

 

 

 


Political Advertisements

 

 

For tips on analyzing political advertisements, see: How to Analyze Political Rhetoric

 

 


Polls

 

 

 


Web Sites

 

 

Partisan Web Sites

 

 


Created by Carrie Laier, September 2008

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