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Biden wins the battle for the presidency

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CASEY HUBER Special to The Leader  Healing. Getting the virus under control to start the economy. Equality between all races. No more blue and red. One America. These are some of the talking points Joe Biden hit in his acceptance speech Saturday evening. Hopeful of unity, Biden continues to push......
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The questionable effectiveness of presidential debates

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CASEY HUBER  Special to The Leader  Tens of millions of people watched the 2020 presidential debates. Why? What do the presidential debates actually do for anyone? Who is undecided a month before the election? Turns out, not that many people. An NBC News and Wall Street Journal poll shows 5......
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How to know you’re voting responsibly

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AMANDA SCHEIB Special to The Leader This election has proved itself to be monumentally influential, and will surely be one for the history books. People are lining up to vote in massive amounts unlike ever before. Our current president, Donald Trump, is on the side of the conservative Republican party, and our......
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College students will alarmingly be affected by this election

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AMANDA SCHEIB Special to The Leader This is a crucial year to vote for all Americans, but especially college students. Pertaining to higher education and the predatory loan sharks that come along with college, Trump has not made this a focal point in his debates orpolicies during his campaign — even though there are somewhere......
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The impact of the Little Rock Nine on contemporary youth activism

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ASHLEY HALM Special to The Leader  As students and young people are becoming more actively involved in American politics in order to better advocate for their own interests, high school and college students have begun to widely question the legitimacy and validity of the lessons they have been taught about......
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Trump v. Biden: Climate change

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ANNA GAGLIANO  Chief Copy Editor  As the election draws near, it’s not very likely that there are many people left undecided on who they’re going to vote for. That being said, comparing potential policies and promises of the two presidential candidates is still vital and necessary. One issue of great......

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