Former deputy White House chief of staff Karl Rove visited the University of Pittsburgh campus on Monday, March, 3, 2008 (media coverage here, here, here, here, and here). During his stay, Rove …
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Karl Rove Fields Questions on Cold War Rhetoric from Pittsburgh Students
DoD Invites Public Comment on Private Contractors
Perhaps in response to notorious incident regarding Blackwater in Iraq
last September, the Department of Defense has proposed a new rule
regarding private military contractors in the hire of the US
government: that they be required to train in the laws of war before deployment.
Public Argument, Spotlight Issue, Videos
Cold War Perino-ia
After fielding a question about the Cuban missile crisis in a daily briefing last October, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino later admitted, “I was panicked a bit because I really know nothing about the Cuban missile crisis.”…
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Question for Karl Rove about Negotiations with Iran
This question was generated by student Group E in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.
In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]
Question for Karl Rove about the Bush Library
This question was generated by student Group C in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.
In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]
Question for Karl Rove about Iran’s Nuclear Program
This question was generated by student Group F in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.
In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]
