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Colonials Advance to NIT Title Game

Competing in the National Invitation Tournament semifinal action for the first time in program history, the George Washington University men's basketball team easily dispatched San Diego State 65-...

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How Far Left Does Clinton Have to Lean? Less Than You Might Think

Her rails against Wall Street, push for massive college tuition subsidies and caution about free trade have done little to change wider voter perceptions of Clinton’s ideology.

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No, Social Security Is Not, Repeat Not, Going Bust

The nation’s public retirement system stands as living proof that large government programs can be successful, popular and extremely efficient.

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Will California's Minimum Wage Deal Help Bernie Sanders?

California legislators and labor unions struck a tentative deal on Saturday to implement a statewide $15 an hour minimum wage, a central plank in the Vermont senator's platform.

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GW Women’s Basketball Coach Jonathan Tsipis Resigns, Expected to take Job at Wisconsin

Tsipis recently completed his fourth season in Foggy Bottom, directing George Washington to a second straight NCAA tournament appearance.

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Students Find Weight Loss Success through Texting and Facebook

By Brittney Dunkins

Florida-native Ashlee Skeens can’t remember a time when she wasn’t “bigger than the other kids.”

As an overweight...

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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker to Deliver Commencement Address

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) will deliver the George Washington University's Commencement address May 15 before an audience of approximately 25,000 graduates, friends and family members on the...

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Decision Makers Discuss Leadership at GW event

By James Irwin

Mary Landrieu was asked early in her public service career to deliver a commencement speech at Louisiana Tech. The then-member of the...

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How to Create ‘Wikiplomacy’

By Ruth Steinhardt

According to Matthew Barzun, U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, diplomats in the digital age have a lot to learn from the story of...

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Denied Because of Her Skin Color, a Civil Rights Advocate Returns to Campus to Be Honored

As a young black girl in Stafford County (Va.) in the 1950s, Gladys White Jordan saw how privilege was largely determined by skin color.