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Lee Bollingers Introduction of Ahmadinejad

One of Stars at UN this Week Not Al Gore or Brad Pitt but Ban Ki-moon

Jill Brooke | Posted 09.28.2007 | Politics

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Jill Brooke

With all its flaws, there are still many unsung heroes who are instrumental in creating programs that improve the human condition for the global community.

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When Ahmadinejad Roamed the Earth

Dennis Perrin | Posted 09.28.2007 | Media

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Dennis Perrin

Ahmadinejad serves a sick need in American political circles; and if he didn't exist, another Iranian figure would be tarted up for bipartisan hatred.

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Ahmadinejad and Columbia's Critics

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 09.26.2007 | Politics

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Geoffrey R. Stone

A university does not bring deadly microbes to campus because it is "dignifying" or "endorsing" the microbes. It brings them to campus in order to study and to understand them.

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Reading The Pictures: Did You Hear Hitler Was In Town?

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.26.2007 | Media

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Michael Shaw

2007-09-26-20070926DailyNewsAhmadin.jpg I mean, you almost expect it from a rag like the Daily News, but what about everybody else?

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Bollinger Managed to Out-Ahmadinejad Ahmadinejad

Byron Williams | Posted 09.25.2007 | Politics

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Byron Williams

The Iranian President comes to town and we lose our national etiquette. We may have given Ahmadinejad more credibility than he deserves.

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Sound Off: Is Columbia's Lee Bollinger the Defender of Speech or Just Confused?

Malcolm Friedberg | Posted 09.24.2007 | Politics

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Malcolm Friedberg

After deciding to let the Iranian President speak as a way to promote debate, he nails the guy to the proverbial cross with his searing introduction.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Columbia's "Controversy"

Jon Host | Posted 09.24.2007 | Politics

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Jon Host

I found Lee Bollinger's petty insults to be unnecessarily aggressive and uncivil. He promised a "robust discourse" and delivered a bait-and-switch public admonition.

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