All the latest news from Emory University.http://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlhttp://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlSat, 07 Nov 2009 21:10:41 -0500Cascade ServerWhen Atlanta voters head to the polls Nov. 3 to elect a new mayor, their choice will either extend and endorse the tradition of African American mayors in the city, or it will establish a new era of racial politics in the city, says Emory political scientist Michael Leo Owens, an expert on urban and municipal politics. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/atlanta-mayors-race.htmlFri, 30 Oct 2009 11:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/atlanta-mayors-race.htmlThe Boxer-Kerry bill on climate change now making its way through Congress moves in the right direction, says environmental law expert William Buzbee, but some critical improvements are needed to make the legislation effective. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/climate-change-bill-needs-state-roles.htmlMon, 12 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/climate-change-bill-needs-state-roles.htmlEmory University will host an Atlanta mayoral candidates forum and debate at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Emory's Glenn Memorial Auditorium (1652 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, 30307). http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/atlanta-mayoral-candidates-forum.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/atlanta-mayoral-candidates-forum.htmlIn "The Conservatives: Ideas and Personalities Throughout American History," history professor Patrick Allitt traces the conservative movement, revealing the connections between such disparate historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, Ayn Rand and Ronald Reagan. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/american-conservatives-new-book.htmlThu, 01 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/american-conservatives-new-book.htmlAs the debate over health care reform continues, President Barack Obama has much more pressing political concerns than a Republican heckler, says Emory political scientist and Congressional expert Randall Strahan.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/health-care-debate-centers-on-democrats.htmlFri, 11 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/health-care-debate-centers-on-democrats.htmlMaj. Gen. John F. Kelly, deputy commanding general of the First Marine Expeditionary Force, will present "Establishing the Rule of Law in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq" at noon Monday, Sept. 21, in Emory Law's Tull Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/marine-major-general-on-anbar-province.htmlFri, 11 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/marine-major-general-on-anbar-province.htmlWhile President Barack Obama's speech to the U.S. Congress on health care reform was a landmark in his early presidency, so was the heckling he received by one Republican lawmaker, says Emory political expert Andra Gillespie.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/obama-vulnerable-leadership-gillespie.htmlThu, 10 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/obama-vulnerable-leadership-gillespie.html