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The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Financial Penalty?

(Fox News) - The conservative group Young America's Foundation is trying to get the government to take away $80 million in federal funding for the University of California at Santa Cruz because the school allowed students and faculty to harass military recruiters and essentially forced them off campus.

The YAF is suing Defense Secretary Robert Gates seeking to compel him to enforce what's called the Solomon Amendment, which requires colleges to allow military recruiters access to their campuses to be eligible for federal aid.

Cybercast News reports the recruiters were subjected to protests, shouts and physical harassment during job fairs in 2005 and 2006 and elected not to go in 2007. The school denies any wrongdoing.

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