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Open Forum: Politicking & Pandering:11/18/14

Washington DC
James DeMers

  With Election Day and post-election celebrations in the rear-view mirror, politicians are getting down to business as usual. But is business as usual always good business? The United States senate is set to vote on the controversial keystone pipeline today, and the New York State Senate is still hashing out its leadership.

Why, with such serious issues on the table, is there so much pandering and politicking going on these days? What turns politicians to the world’s oldest profession?

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