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		<title>UGA.Today: American Politics</title>
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		<dc:date>2013-05-24T12:00:+00:00</dc:date>
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				<title>Russell Library opens new exhibit, &#8216;Now and Then: 1973&#8217;</title>
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					The Russell Library for Political Research and Studies at the University  of Georgia will look back at 1973, a pivotal year in modern American  history with the new exhibition, "Now and Then: 1973," on display in the  Harrison Feature Gallery of the Russell Library gallery through Dec.  15.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:55 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Public affairs leader Carolyn Caudell Tieger establishes chair in public affairs communications</title>
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					The University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass  Communication has announced the creation of the Carolyn Caudell Tieger  Chair in Public Affairs Communications.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:15:43 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA&#8217;s Getzen Lecture to focus on health care reform</title>
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					Henry J. Aaron, noted health care expert and economist at The Brookings  Institution, will give the University of Georgia School of Public and  International Affairs' annual Getzen Lecture on Government  Accountability April 3 at 3 p.m. in the Chapel. His lecture, titled  "Health Reform: The Calm Between the Storms," is free and open to the  public.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:05:38 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Students to weigh pros and cons of gun control in upcoming debate</title>
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					The University Union Student Programming Board at the University of  Georgia will present a gun control debate on March 19 at 7:30 p.m. in  the Tate Student Center Grand Hall.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:02:55 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Discussion of &#8216;Lincoln&#8217; will evaluate film&#8217;s historical, political, cultural aspects</title>
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					A public conversation on "Lincoln," an Academy Award-nominated 2012  film, will be held March 1 at 4 p.m. in Room 248 of the University of  Georgia's Miller Learning Center. The roundtable will bring together  four UGA experts&mdash;on the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln and representations  of the South&mdash;for a discussion of the movie and its implications.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:11:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>U.S. Senators Warner and Chambliss to speak at Mason Public Leadership Lecture</title>
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					U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) will share  their views on leadership and public service Jan. 28 at 10:10 a.m. at  the University of Georgia Chapel as part of the Terry Leadership Speaker  Series Mason Public Leadership Lecture. Warner, who will deliver the  lecture, will be introduced by Chambliss and both will participate in  the question and answer session following the lecture.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:16:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Top political scientists, practitioners to discuss 2012 election outcomes at UGA conference</title>
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					The University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs will  host the conference "Effects of the 2012 Elections" on Nov. 30 from 9  a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. It is  free and open to the public.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:27:17 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA to screen documentary, hold discussion about late CIA chief</title>
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					The University of Georgia Russell Library for Political Research and  Studies will host a film screening and panel discussion on the late  William Colby, one of the most influential and controversial directors  of central intelligence.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:44:47 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Performing Arts Center presents the Capitol Steps</title>
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					The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center will present a return engagement of America's equal opportunity offenders, the Capitol Steps Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Back by popular demand from last season's sold-out performance, the political satire troupe makes a perfectly timed appearance one week before the Presidential election.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:21:09 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Scholar to discuss public perceptions of President Obama on Oct. 9</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/scholar&#45;to&#45;discuss&#45;public&#45;perceptions&#45;of&#45;president&#45;obama&#45;100312</link>
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					Mark P. Orbe, a leading scholar of the intersection between race,  politics and communication, will deliver a lecture at the University of  Georgia titled "&lsquo;Post-Racial' Politics: Public Perceptions of Barack  Obama," on Oct. 9 at 12:30 p.m. in room 142 of the Tate Student Center.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 3 Oct 2012 13:29:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Noted historian, author to deliver Peabody&#45;Smithgall lecture</title>
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					The fourth annual Peabody-Smithgall Lecture, sponsored by the University of Georgia Peabody Awards, will be presented Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. in room 102 of the Miller Learning Center. Prize-winning historian Douglas Brinkley will address "The Media and Public Life." His numerous books include The Reagan Diaries, The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter's Journey Beyond the White House and this year's best-selling Cronkite.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 20:24:33 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA study finds firms&#8217; tax rates are tied to CEOs&#8217; politics</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/study&#45;finds&#45;firms&#45;tax&#45;rates&#45;tied&#45;to&#45;ceos&#45;politics</link>
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					Companies run by CEOs who vote Republican tend to pay more in taxes than companies run by CEOs who vote Democratic, according to new research co-authored by a professor in the University of Georgia Terry College of Business.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:46:08 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Athens League of Women Voters deposits materials at Russell Library</title>
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					Former members of the Athens League of Women Voters gathered May 18 to celebrate the opening of the Athens League of Women Voters Records Collection at the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:24:52 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA oral history recording studio named for political historian</title>
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					The oral history recording studio in the University of Georgia special collections libraries will bear the name of political historian Bob Short. The UGA Cabinet approved the naming on April 26.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:54:39 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Citizen competence researcher to deliver UGA 2012 Parthemos Lecture</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/researcher&#45;to&#45;deliver&#45;parthemos&#45;lecture&#45;041112</link>
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					Arthur Lupia, the Hal R. Varian Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, will deliver the University of Georgia George S. Parthemos Lecture on April 20 at 10:30 a.m. in room 214 of the Miller Learning Center. The title of his lecture is "The Trouble with Voters... and Those Who Try to Fix Them."
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:24:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA professor honored by the Dominican Republic</title>
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					Howard J. Wiarda, the Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations in the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs, was recently honored by the Dominican Republic government.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:37:07 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA&#8217;s SPIA Getzen Lecture to feature Journalist Cynthia Tucker</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/ugas&#45;spia&#45;getzen&#45;lecture&#45;to&#45;feature&#45;journalist&#45;cynthia&#45;tucker</link>
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					Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Cynthia Tucker will be the featured  speaker at the University of Georgia School of Public and International  Affairs' annual Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability March 1 at 3  p.m. at the UGA Chapel.  Her lecture, titled "Corporations are People:  The Corrosive Influence of Money on Campaigns," is free and open to the  public.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:55:35 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>SPIA professor Charles Bullock wins Diane Blair Award</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/spia&#45;professor&#45;charles&#45;bullock&#45;wins&#45;diane&#45;blair&#45;award</link>
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					Charles S. Bullock III, the Richard B. Russell Professor of Political  Science in the University of Georgia School of Public and International  Affairs, has been awarded the 2012 Diane Blair Award by the Southern  Political Science Association.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:09:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA School of Law conference to address current political issues in Georgia</title>
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					A daylong conference on current issues in Georgia politics, with panel discussions on immigration, judicial budgetary issues, congressional redistricting and the recently passed Georgia Evidence Code, will be held Oct. 22, starting at 10 a.m. in the University of Georgia Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall on North Campus.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 5 Oct 2011 21:05:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin to open UGA Terry Leadership Speaker Series</title>
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					Atlanta's former mayor, Shirley Franklin, will be the inaugural speaker for the 2011-12 University of Georgia Terry Leadership Speaker Series.  Her presentation will be Friday, Oct. 7 at 10:10 a.m. in room 101 of the Miller Learning Center.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:47:52 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Clayton named inaugural Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professor at UGA</title>
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					The University of Georgia School of Social Work has selected Obie Clayton, Jr. as the inaugural holder of the Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professorship of Social Justice and Civil Rights Studies.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:47:17 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA to mark 10th anniversary of 9/11 attacks</title>
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					To mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the University of Georgia will host and participate in events across campus and the community, including a lecture from an FBI agent who responded to the attacks a decade ago and a community-wide musical celebration conducted by a UGA choral director.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:46:05 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA experts to offer commentary on federal government&#8217;s debt ceiling dilemma</title>
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					The following faculty experts from the University of Georgia are available to discuss a wide range of issues related to the federal government&rsquo;s debt ceiling crisis and how consumers will be impacted. Their contact information is included for your convenience. 
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:19:53 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Learning Center named for HOPE Scholarship creator</title>
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					A ceremony will be held Oct. 17 to dedicate the Zell B. Miller Learning Center, the third of three buildings UGA is naming for former Georgia governors.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:51:15 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA experts available to offer commentary on President Barack Obama&#8217;s first 100 days in office</title>
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					The following faculty experts from the University of Georgia are available to discuss a wide range of issues related to the first 100 days of the Obama presidency.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 3:32:20 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Regents Professor Jeremy Kilpatrick helps lead National Academies&#8217; Education Policy Project</title>
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					For the first time in the nation's history, many of its top education researchers including University of Georgia Regents Professor Jeremy Kilpatrick, will present a series of reports giving evidence-based advice on major education policy issues to the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama and the new Congress.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:34:29 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Secretaries of State roundtable scheduled for broadcast on cable</title>
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					For those who were unable to attend The Report of the Secretaries of State: "Bipartisan Advice to the Next Administration" held in late March, a one-hour edited version of the two-hour roundtable will be broadcast on the University of Georgia's cable channel, Channel 15, on Charter Communications.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 20:44:29 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Powell to join Kissinger, Baker, Christopher and Albright at Secretaries of State roundtable</title>
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					On March 27, five former secretaries of state will gather in Athens to discuss current U.S. foreign policy issues with the goal of providing direction and counsel to the next presidential administration. Colin Powell has just confirmed that he will be able to join Henry Kissinger, James Baker III, Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright at The Report of the Secretaries of State: Bipartisan Advice to the Next Administration.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:18:25 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Secretaries of State rountable sold out; waitlist started</title>
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					The Report of the Secretaries of State: Bipartisan Advice to the Next Administration featuring Henry Kissinger, James Baker III, Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright on March 27 is sold out.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 4 Mar 2008 17:52:56 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Former Secretaries of State Kissinger, Baker, Christopher and Albright to participate in roundtable</title>
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					In late March, several former secretaries of state will be in Athens to discuss current U.S. foreign policy issues with the goal of providing direction and counsel to the next presidential administration.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:32:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>CITS director to testify before Congress</title>
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					Gary K. Bertsch, founder and director of UGA's Center for International Trade and Security, will testify before Congress in a public hearing on China's Proliferation and the Impact of Trade Policy on Defense Industries in the United States and China on Thursday, July 12, at 2:30 p.m.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jul 2007 16:54:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Georgians report growing dissatisfaction with federal government</title>
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					While Georgians continue to feel positive about their state, their dissatisfaction with the federal government is up from previous polls. In August 2005, 13 percent of Georgians indicated dissatisfaction with government when asked what is the most important problem in the nation; in November 2005, 17 percent referenced dissatisfaction with government-the highest percentage since the Peach State Poll began in September 2001. National security, including the war in Iraq, remains the most often cited problem facing the nation (25 percent) followed by the economy (17 percent) and dissatisfaction with government.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:45:51 GMT</pubDate>
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