2008 BM5- Presentation Skills: US Presidential Election, Part 1

BREAKING NEWS: Ending Her Bid, Clinton Backs Obama

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US Presidential Election, 2008

1. Electoral System and Polls

2. Election Blog

3. Helpful Links

4. Current Issues

4.1. Updated Electoral Map 4.2 US Foreign Policy 4.3 Health Care in the US 4.4 Issues Concerning Race in the US 4.5 US Defense Policy 4.6 Economic Policy 4.7 Science Policy 4.8 Environmental Policy

5. Media Coverage]]

5.1 US Newspapers 5.2 Newspaper Editorials 5.3 News Radio Stations 5.4 TV Stations 5.5 Podcasts 5.6 Ads 5.7 Fact Checking

6. Candidates for President and Vice-President

6.1 The Democratic Party 6.1.2 Democratic Party Candidates 6.1.2.3 Senator Barack Obama 6.1.2.4 Senator Joe Biden 6.2 The GOP 6.2.1 Republican Party Candidates 6.2.1.1 Senator John McCain 6.2.1.2 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin 6.3 Speeches 6.4 Debates and Parodies

7 Miscellaneous

7.1 Additional Political Videos 7.2 Political Satire 7.3 Movies about Elections

• Thurs. 12-14h (and Thurs. from 8-10 pm)
• A06 0-004
• Deidre Graydon

May 8th

• Election System: Hanna and Susanne
• Campaign Financing: Sara and Ellen

May 15th

• Campaign Financing/ Lobbyists : Thomas and Chris
• Role of the Media : Friederieke and Stella

May 22nd

• Barack Obama's Image and the Media Coverage: Elena and Wiebke
• Economy: Martin

May 29th

• Health Care: Sharif Bitar and Moritz Börnert

June 5th

• Race: Elsa und Valeska
• Gun Control: Andre Hesse

June 12th

• Death Penalty: Melanie Buettner

June 19th

• Iraq: Britta and Stefan
• Foreign Policy- Darfur: Stavroula and Jasmin

June 26th

• Paul, a community organizer from the US, will be giving a presentation on community organizing

July 3rd

• Evaluation, discussion