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Obama ASU Address: Watch The Commencement Speech (VIDEO)

Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

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Scroll down for full video President Obama delivered the commencement address at Arizona State University on Wednesday night. Obama began by gently...

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"Daily Show" Goes To ASU To Find Out Why They Snubbed Obama (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo and Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.13.2009 | Comedy

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Just over a month ago HuffPost citizen reporter Dawn Teo wrote about ASU's refusal to give President Obama the customary honorary degree for deliverin...

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An Honorary Degree Is Not An Endorsement

Michael Roth | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

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Bestowing an honorary degree acknowledges importance, distinction, and achievement; it is not a blanket endorsement. Surely, Obama's importance, distinction and achievements merit such honors.

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An Honorary Degree for Kermit The Frog But Not President Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The reason for the degree snub then can't be lack of merit or a lack of a body of work. It's something else and that something else speaks to the politics and money behind who gets an honorary degree and why they get it.

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Sam Stein

Obama And ASU: Who Has Received An Honorary Degree?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

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William P. Carey founded and chaired the real estate investment-banking firm, W.O. Carey & Co. LLC, in New York City. His company owns more than 650 c...

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