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 * Gergen, David, and Michael Zuckerman. "What's wrong with American politics - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News //. N.p., 28 Apr. 2012. Web. 14 May 2012. .

In this debatable article by David Gergen and Michael Zuckerman, they discuss about the past beliefs of Franklin Roosevelt and compare them to present presidents’ by pointing out that today’s parties are messed up with different views which confuse the voters on whom to vote for.

I agree with author!!! The American politics are messed up. The candidates only say something that will gain them votes and not say what they believe. Best example is Obama's recent approval for gay marriages. He is just trying to gain voters. The parties are all screwed up. The choices for candidates are not good. This is great to use, talking about politics.

> > In this article by Tavis Smiley and Cornel West, they discuss about Americans giving up the American Dream by stating that America itself is in need of a transfusion of economic equity and radical reform in order to overcome this period of recession. > I totally agree with the author!! People are losing hope and giving up the American Dream because of the recession. People lose jobs and live in poverty is very unbearable. This article is useful when talking about economy and current recession.
 * Smiley, Travis, and Cornel West. "What's wrong with American politics - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. N.p., 27 Apr. 2012. Web. 14 May 2012. .

> > In this shocking article by Paul Waldman, he mentions about Romney bullying a kid during his teen years by discussing about how he should reply the question so people can view him more like a professional candidate.
 * Waldman, Paul. "Romney's lame response on bullying allegations - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. N.p., 11 May 2012. Web. 14 May 2012. .

I can't believe Romney bullied a kid in high school. Many people make mistakes and have their bad times. This is great to talk about past experience that will damage the future.

> > In this alert article by David Frum, he noticed Romney struggling on certain stances by talking about how his choices will affect his chance in the election.
 * Frum, David. "Romney caves to far right - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. N.p., 7 May 2012. Web. 14 May 2012. .

Romney is currently in trouble, because any decisions he make will determine whether he will get elected president or not. This article is great to use when talking about recent elections.

> > In this thought-provoking article by Gloria Borger, she proves her point about how presidential candidates easily change their minds in supporting their rival by mentioning about their past attacks that are in contrast of the praises that they said recently about the same person.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Borger, Gloria. "GOP rivals snuggle up to Mitt Romney - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. N.p., 4 May 2012. Web. 14 May 2012. <http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/04/opinion/borger-romney-rivals/index.html?hpt=op_mid>.

I totally agree with the author!! the rivals of a certain candidate argue over each other and criticize their beliefs. When all fall off the race, and only one is left. They all support the person and praise him, contrasting the hate when they compete with each other before. This is what happen right now in the Republican party. I think the politics is all messed up. This article is great to use when talking about politics.

> > <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In this encouraging article by Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, he points out about the change of students’ perspectives and jobs by asserting that college is a way to explore and pursue what one loves, not which one will earn more for a living.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Trachtenberg, Stephen Joel. "Do you need a BA, MA, MBA, JD and PhD? - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. N.p., 2 May 2012. Web. 14 May 2012. <http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/02/opinion/trachtenberg-college-degrees/index.html?hpt=op_mid>.

I totally agree with the author. I am having trouble myself to decide what major to take in college. With the recession, students focus on what major can help them get jobs instead of pursuing their interests. This article is suitable when talking about education.

> > <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In this thorough article by Timothy Stanley, he discusses about Ron Paul’s zealous campaign while other Republicans have already drop out by explaining about his popularity and his beliefs and how they will impact his campaign.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stanley, Timothy. "Why Ron Paul is not going away - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. N.p., 4 May 2012. Web. 14 May 2012. <http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/04/opinion/stanley-ron-paul/index.html?hpt=op_mid>.

Since we did a Republican research last fall, I understand each candidate and their beliefs. Mnay of them recently dropped off but not for Ron Paul. With an old age, he still run passionately. This article is good when talking about upcoming election and politics.

> > <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In this unsettling article by Michael Takiff, he argues about how helpful Clinton is to Obama with experience of his previous elections by discussing about the difficult relationships between Bush, Clinton, and Obama these past years.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Takiff, Michael. "Obama should listen to Bill Clinton - CNN.com." //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">. N.p., 1 May 2012. Web. 14 May 2012. <http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/01/opinion/takiff-obama-clinton/index.html?hpt=op_mid>.

With the election coming up, Obama needs all the strategies and advices he can get to win more votes. This article is useful when talking about politics such as elections.

> > <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In this detailed article by Douglas Rushkoff, he discusses about Google buying and dominating over many companies by taking into account of the benefit it will do for the other companies.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rushkoff, Douglas. "Why reining in Google is good for us - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. N.p., 4 May 2012. Web. 14 May 2012. <http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/03/opinion/rushkoff-google/index.html?hpt=op_mid>.

I agree Google is taking over many websites. Google recently want to buy yahoo and close down picnik, etc. It is one of the top website in the world. This article is very useful when talking about technology and business.

> > <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In this detailed article by Aaron Carroll, he reminds about U.S. as one of the few countries that does not provide universal healthcare to its citizens by arguing that emergency treatment and health care are two different things.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Carroll, Aaron. "Why emergency rooms don't close the health care gap - CNN.com." //CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News//. N.p., 7 May 2012. Web. 14 May 2012. <http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/07/opinion/carroll-emergency-rooms/index.html?hpt=op_mid>.

I agree U.S. need healthcare. Those hospital bills are so expensive. I know that in my country, one can go to hospital and pay like five dollars. Not in U.S., because without the healthcare, the medical bills are expensive. This article is useful in talking about America's reforms such as healthcare.