Admissions scandal reveals why America’s elite colleges are under fire

20190312_1930 Admissions scandal reveals why America’s elite colleges are under fire (politico)Admissions scandal reveals why America’s elite colleges are under fire

By By BENJAMIN WERMUND 03/12/2019 07:30 PM EDT (Politico)

Elite colleges already serve as some of President Donald Trump’s favorite targets. Their fat endowments took a hit in the 2017 GOP tax law. A sweeping admissions cheating and bribery scandal the FBI uncovered Tuesday is the latest blow to the nation’s most expensive and selective American universities, which are also battling allegations of misusing race in deciding who will be invited to enroll.

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Can Sanders’ money swamp Wasserman Schultz?

20160524_1807 Bernie Sanders money swamp Wasserman Schultz (politico).jpg Can Sanders’ money swamp Wasserman Schultz?
By Elena Schneider, Politico

(May 24, 2016 6:07 pm) — Bernie Sanders is staking some of his post-presidential campaign legacy on a challenger to the DNC chair.

Suddenly, Tim Canova is the most famous primary challenger in America.

With Bernie Sanders’ unexpected endorsement on national television, Canova, a lawyer from Hollywood, Fla., got a dramatic boost for his liberal challenge to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee. In three days since Sanders endorsed him, Canova’s phone has been ringing off the hook, he’s been all over the national news, and his campaign is suddenly grabbing the attention of national Democrats.

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