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Obama the Figurehead

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Andrew Sargus Klein

Prop. 8 passed, after Obama's speech. It was a bitter pill for progressives to swallow and a reminder that no matter who is president the public faces many significant issues on its own.

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Obama's Ace in the Hole

Don Tapscott | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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Don Tapscott

Young people, who overwhelmingly oppose both the Iraq war and the policies of President George W. Bush, have done more than just vote. They've jumped into politics -- their style of politics.

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Attention GenY'ers! Talk To Your Parents! Don't Let GenJonesers Vote Against Themselves!

David Paulsen | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Phil Gramm, Baby Boomers, Colin Powell, Complacency, Abortion Rights, Millennials, Obama, Barack Obama, Undecided Voters, Generation Jones, Swing Voters, Generation X, Boomers, Global Warming, Generation Y, Voting, Joneser, Genxers, Geny, Genx, Genjones, Politics News
David Paulsen

Convince them, as the children of several former Republican Governors convinced their parents to come out for Obama, as GenJoneser Caroline Kennedy's GenY kids moved her from Hillary to Barack.

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The Corporate Freshman: Do You Appreciate Your Parents?

Alexandra Levit | Posted 10.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Workplace, Generation Y, Generation X, Gratitude, Family, Millennials, Living News
Alexandra Levit

My question for those of you who are Millennials is: do you appreciate the sacrifices made by and the care from your parents, or do you perceive it as a matter of course?

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Palin Winning Over Twenty-Something Catholics

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.09.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

Catholics have backed the popular-vote-winning candidate in the last nine presidential elections. They make up nearly a quarter of all registered U.S. voters and may well determine who wins the White House in 2008.

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The State of My Quarter-Life

Julia Plevin | Posted 09.27.2008 | Style

Read More: College Students, Generation-Y, State Quarters, Style News
Julia Plevin

We live in an era where kids grow up faster, but stay young longer. Eight year-olds have cell phones, twelve-year olds party, and twenty-five year-olds still live with their parents.

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Generation Y's 15 Favorite Eco-friendly Brands

Huffington Post | Posted 08.12.2008 | Green

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Outlaw Consulting, a qualitative research firm that monitors popular trends amongst the generation Y age group, surveyed 100 panelist on their preferr...

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The Post-Social Contract Generation

Dr. Judith Rodin | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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Dr. Judith Rodin

Almost half of America's youngest workers believe the nation's best days may have come and gone. This is Generation Y, the nation's largest age group, and increasingly its most pessimistic.

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Just Listen To Me!

Roger Fransecky | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Executive Coaches, Steve Harrison, Ceos, Manager's Book of Decencies, Generation Y, Business News
Roger Fransecky

As leaders (and parents) we need a Field Guide to understand Generation Y, the indulged, tattooed, pierced and impatient 24-29 year olds who seem to have no sense of boundaries and expectations.

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Is Generation Y Not Cutting It At Work?

careerbuilder.com | Anthony Balderrama | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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Not too long ago, the generation gap meant parents didn't understand why ripped jeans cost twice as much as regular ones or why every other word comin...

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Gen X And Gen Y Heading For Congress In November

The Hill | Aaron Blake | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Generation X, 2008 Elections, Democratic Congress, 20 Year Olds Congress, Young Representatives, 30 Years Olds Congress, Generation Y, Politics News

More than a dozen 20- and 30-somethings have a real shot at being elected to Congress this November, suggesting that the apparent surge of youthful pa...

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Baby Boomers Set To Retire; The Rest Of Us Set To Hear About It

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Generation Y, Social Security, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Social Security Benefits, Home News

The first official Baby Boomer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, will be eligible for social security benefits this year. In the coming years, 80 million Am...

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"Mils" In The Workplace: Re-Defining 20-Something

Chuck Underwood | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Chuck Underwood

The generation that has been told "You are the center of the universe" since birth by its over-protective and nurturing Helicopter Parents is beginning new jobs with wildly unrealistic expectations and with a naive sense of entitlement.

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