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During one of the most intense presidential elections in U.S. history media attention has been focused solely on the campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama and has failed to give due attention to congressional and Senate races across the country.On Tuesday Republicans gave up 26 seats in the House to the Democrats and nine in the Senate. With Barack Obama as president and … [Read more...] about Congressional election results suggest a Democratic takeover

Californians passed Proposition 8 on Tuesday by a five percent margin amending the California constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. The decision came after months of debate including heated controversy on Pepperdine campus after Law Professor Richard Peterson appeared in "Yes on 8" television ads in October.Even though voters approved the proposition … [Read more...] about Calif. passes gay marriage ban

When one of the most liberal states in the nation - long celebrated as an environmental forerunner - spurns two measures that aim to slow the world's growing ecological emergency it's easy to suggest that the pollution-filled sky is falling.However Chicken Little should be just as ecstatic about the failure of Propositions 7 and 10 as he is about the success of Proposition 2. … [Read more...] about California reasonably rejects eco-friendly props

Senior Tommy Raymond and his roommates wanted more privacy and the freedom that comes with living off campus. In May they moved into an apartment in the Malibu Canyon Village commonly known among students as the "Stinkies" because of the area's underground septic tanks. Like the many students who rent at the complex Raymond said he enjoyed the convenience of living close to … [Read more...] about Renters face challenges off campus

Although we have been able to predict the outcome for weeks it's official: Barack Obama will be the 44th president of the United States. In retrospect Obama's thorough campaign superior oratorical skills and platform for change proliferated the fact that John McCain tied to the Republican name was doomed from the start.Obama ran the smarter campaign. He opened 33 campaign … [Read more...] about What's in store for the nation: Enacting a platform of change