With her presidential campaign seemingly on the line, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton shocked pundits and staged one of the great political comebacks in New Hampshire primary history. Both exit polls and tracking polls in the days leading up to Tuesday’s contest showed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama with a comfortable double-digit cushion.
Read MoreStudent Joins Arkansas Travelers in New Hampshire
A large contingent of Arkansans have once again traveled to New Hampshire to rally support for a Clinton presidency. This year, the group known as the “Arkansas Travelers,” are blanketing the Granite State to build support for New York Senator and former Arkansas First Lady Hillary Clinton.
Read MoreStudents Get Publicity for Delta Work
Clinton School students Chance Williams, Sarah Argue and Julie West gained publicity in today’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for their work on Arkansas DeltaMade, a business initiative to promote products made in the Arkansas Delta region.
Read MoreTimely Program on Nuclear Terrorism
With the recent instability in a nuclear Pakistan, nuclear terrorism and nuclear proliferation are hot topics in America, especially in the presidential campaigns. In that respect, the Clinton School will host a panel discussion featuring Carie Lemack, founder of Families of September 11
Read MoreGlobal Warming and Presidential Primary
Tuesday is presidential primary election day in New Hampshire. According to weather projections, Tuesday’s low in Manchester will be 47 degrees. Tuesday’s low in Little Rock, according to projections, will be 39 degrees. New Hampshire citizens traditionally vote in larger numbers than many of the other primary/caucus states. The warmer than usual weather will help boost the totals even more.
Read MoreThe New Hampshire Fire
Two of our students, Sarah Argue and Tim Giattina, are in New Hampshire through the January 8th presidential primary. Sunday morning the motel where they and several other Arkansans were staying in Nashua was heavily damaged by fire.
Read MoreFollowing Campaign Trails
Following the campaign trail across Iowa has been an amazing experience. I’ve gotten
the chance to meet Democrats and Republicans in small towns and big cities all across the Hawkeye State. There have been inspiring speeches and unique moments throughout.
UACS Grad Urges Calm in Homeland of Kenya
After graduating from the Clinton School on December 14, Wambui Ngugi returned to her home country of Kenya to find turmoil surrounding the country’s December 27 presidential election when alleged fraud sparked violence after incumbent President Mwai Kibaki defeated opposition rival Raila Odinga.
Read MoreThe Coffee Caucus
Micah Hammac runs the Shaky Tree Coffee Shop in Spencer, Iowa. A transplant from Portland, Oregon, Micah admitted that he was confused and intimidated by the Democratic caucus system when he arrived in Iowa: “It’s a little confusing you know. I wanted to go but I didn’t want to look like I didn’t know what was going on.”
Read MoreCaucusing at the Iowa State Historical Building
The Iowa caucuses are an inspiring example of participatory democracy. 403 Iowans gathered together last night at the Iowa State Historical Building in downtown Des Moines to voice their preference for the Democratic presidential nominee.
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