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		<title>Socialism and our Government&#8217;s Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bethany Shenberger Staff Writer Have you ever wondered why history repeats itself? I know I have. I am especially concerned with our government and the path that it is on.  This path is not good when it includes the passing of The Health Care Reform Bill and the passed Cap and Trade Bill. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newexponent.org&amp;blog=7580025&amp;post=1228&amp;subd=thenewexponent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Did Obama deserve the Nobel Prize?</title>
		<link>http://newexponent.org/2009/11/11/opinion-did-obama-deserve-the-nobel-prize/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bethany Shenberger Staff Writer On October 10, 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize.  The question on everyone’s mind was “What has he done to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?”  I know for me the first thing that popped into my head was that he hadn’t done anything to deserve it.   The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newexponent.org&amp;blog=7580025&amp;post=1030&amp;subd=thenewexponent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seven ways to help your planet</title>
		<link>http://newexponent.org/2009/09/25/take-initiative-make-a-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took a trip to the carbon footprint calculator, and I realized my new habit of bike riding would offset my footprint by somewhere in the ballpark of 1 ton of CO2. If making this small change could have such a vast impact, I was confident that I could find other small things. What else could I do to make a difference?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newexponent.org&amp;blog=7580025&amp;post=582&amp;subd=thenewexponent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Did you ever wonder?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever wonder why President Obama’s speech to school children was so controversial? Was it because the speech was actually controversial? Was it because he spoke to school children or because he is a Democrat?

On September 8th, 2009, McMinn County Schools required parental permission to view Obama's speech to schoolchildren. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newexponent.org&amp;blog=7580025&amp;post=490&amp;subd=thenewexponent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Speed-bumps need redesign</title>
		<link>http://newexponent.org/2009/09/02/speed-bumps-need-redesign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Gray Wattenbarger Staff Writer For anyone who has driven down Coach Dwain Farmer Drive lately, you have probably noticed those ridiculous speed bumps. You know what I&#8217;m talking about &#8211; the ones that after a week are all scraped up because of cars that sit close to the ground? After speaking with Dean Mashburn, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newexponent.org&amp;blog=7580025&amp;post=376&amp;subd=thenewexponent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Year &#8220;2058&#8243;</title>
		<link>http://newexponent.org/2008/12/01/the-year-2058/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lonnie Mays The year is very close to becoming just another year in history. With the election of Barrack Obama as our first African American President, the raising of gas prices to four dollars per gallon and then the return back down to under two dollars per gallon are all significant pieces of history. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newexponent.org&amp;blog=7580025&amp;post=96&amp;subd=thenewexponent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sutton Speaks &#8221; Handicap Parking Issues&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://newexponent.org/2008/12/01/sutton-speaks-handicap-parking-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jessica Sutton There are twelve handicap parking spaces on the Tennessee Wesleyan College campus for over 900 students.  Two of them are by the tennis court, which makes them almost unusable for most people on campus, and two by Wesley Commons, making them only accessible to anybody that needs to get into the Commons. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newexponent.org&amp;blog=7580025&amp;post=105&amp;subd=thenewexponent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Commuting, a Memorable Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Esther Baltz-Myers I have been a commuter since I attended Hiwassee College, Cleveland State Comm. College, and now TWC. Yes, commuting can be very challenging but there are also many memorable experiences to take from commuting. My commuting experiences have been joyful, memorable, and very interesting so far. One advantage to commuting is that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newexponent.org&amp;blog=7580025&amp;post=74&amp;subd=thenewexponent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>George W. Bush&#8217;s Presidency</title>
		<link>http://newexponent.org/2008/11/01/george-w-bushs-presidency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brandon Keys             In light of a new administration taking power after January 20th 2009, I thought it would be a great idea to take a look back at the last 8 years of George Bush’s administration.             Obviously the administration has been marred with a number of decisions that have been deemed questionable, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newexponent.org&amp;blog=7580025&amp;post=76&amp;subd=thenewexponent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Voting</title>
		<link>http://newexponent.org/2008/10/29/the-importance-of-voting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Karessa Cunningham This year’s election has been deemed more important that many of the past.  Contrasting the 2004 election, this president will not decide if we should go to war, but whether we should stay in Iraq, enforce stricter immigration laws and homeland issues such as gas prices and the urgency of the economy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newexponent.org&amp;blog=7580025&amp;post=86&amp;subd=thenewexponent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sutton Speaks &#8220;A-Pathetic Mentality&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jessica Sutton 18 to 25 year olds are the most apathetic group when it comes to vote in presidential elections.  The voting rate is about 30% so don’t be surprised if you are sitting home and ogling Jessica Simpson prancing around in her booty shorts in Dukes of Hazard.  You can rant and rave [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newexponent.org&amp;blog=7580025&amp;post=89&amp;subd=thenewexponent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sutton Speaks about &#8220;Alcohol Awareness&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jessica Sutton  Alcohol awareness? If you already aren’t aware, you are the most naïve college ever. Surprisingly, statistically there are more parties for small private colleges than there are in large universities. Almost every night you’ll have a chance to go to a party, school night or not. Alcohol and drugs will almost indefinitely [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newexponent.org&amp;blog=7580025&amp;post=58&amp;subd=thenewexponent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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