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| by Jeff Jordan |
Some of my favorite (nonpartisan) Election 2004
websites:
For objective reporting on the rhetoric of both sides in the Presidential race is http://factcheck.org . Another that I have heard is good is http://spinsanity.com, but I have no personal experience with them, and they do admit to being former progressives. A fabulous issues site can be found at http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/issuehome. cfm. For state-by-state polls (since we know it will come down to the battleground states), this site has a decent electoral map at http://www.realcle arpolitics.com/Presidential_04/RCP_Electoral_Count_Ch art.html and summarizes all the latest polls in all the battleground states: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/bush_vs _kerry _sbys.html. For a nearly complete list of US political sites, visit http://www.nytimes.com/ref/politics/POLI_NAVI .html. I would be interested if anyone else can recommend any similar nonpartisan websites? Please respond at my blog (until I figure out how this system of web products will all work) |
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| by Jeff Jordan |
On September 30 and October 5, 8 and 13, I
gathered together friends, colleagues, and friends of
friends for four debate watching parties. Oddly
enough, we had our biggest crowd at the VP debate
(25 people turned out in our small group). For the
three presidential debates, we averaged about 15
attendees.
Click here to view photos from the Debate Parties. |
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| by Jeff Jordan |
A visit by Carsten Wallmeier from Germany inspired a
bunch of SAIS
Bologna alums to reunite in
Washington, DC this past weekend. SAIS stands for
the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze (who just
died at the age of 97)
School of
Advanced
International
Studies. We all studied together in
Bologna Italy 1996-97.
For many of us, it was the first time getting together in seven years. Thank you again Paul and Steffi for putting me up for the night. Click here to view photos of the DC gathering. |
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| by Jeff Jordan |
(The Caribbean Sailing Season Begins)
The 2004 New York sailing season has come to an
end. Alas I missed most of it, or rather watched it
from my office (photo to right taken 10/06/04).
The winter season is shaping up to include one or two sailing trips to warmer climates -- perhaps bareboating in the BVI or Belize over New Years, and the Grenadines and/or Tahiti in February. My dad would also like to gauge interest in a Seychelles trip in July. If you are interested in joining us, please drop me a line. Click here for photos from last year's BVI regatta to whet your interest. |
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| by Jeff Jordan |
Adrienne Granger pays a visit to the Big Apple
Adrienne Granger, a friend for nearly 2/3 of my life
now, paid a rare visit to the Big Apple September 30
to October 3. She in fact arrived at the first Debate
Party and was able to reserve a table for the rest of
us.
Highlights of the visit included lots of eating and walking, a visit to the Met and the Boathouse in Central Park, the Oyster Festival, and watching Avenue Q (Sesame Street for adults) on Broadway. Click here for photos of Adrienne's New York visit. |
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| by Jeff Jordan |
Reunion Underway; Carlos Watson
Reunion Underway - The SLS Class of 1999
Reunion is underway in California, and sadly I am not
there to celebrate with my fellow alums, but I do
send my greetings and hope that one or more of you
will put together a photo album and forward me a
blurb that I can include in a future newletter.
Carlos Watson - Fellow alumna Beverly Watson and all of us are proud of her brother Carlos Watson, a CNN political analyst, for his great insights into the 2004 Election and coverage of the conventions and debates. Bev is excited to announce that Carlos will be launching his interview special on CNN this Sunday, October 24th at 10pm EST/and 10pm PST called Off Topic with Carlos Watson. He will interview U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama, international model Heidi Klum and basketball player Shaquille O'Neal. |
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