The Point News » National Politics http://thepointnews.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:30:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Gansler Talks Defense Acquisition in the Obama White House http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/gansler-talks-defense-acquisition-in-the-obama-white-house http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/gansler-talks-defense-acquisition-in-the-obama-white-house#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:57:03 +0000 Rosa Trembour, Staff Writer http://thepointnews.com/?p=2325 Gansler’s talk, though technical at times, helped the students who attended to better understand matters of defense. (Photo courtesy of smcm.edu)On Thursday, Jan. 28, the Honorable Jacques S. Gansler delivered a talk at St. Mary’s Hall entitled “Issues in Defense Acquisition for the Obama Administration.” Dr. Gansler served as Undersecretary for Defense from 1997-2001, and is currently a professor at the University of Maryland as well as Director of the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise.]]> http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/gansler-talks-defense-acquisition-in-the-obama-white-house/feed 0 Senator Scott Brown (R-MA)–A Warning Shot http://thepointnews.com/2010/01/senator-scott-brown-r-ma-a-warning-shot http://thepointnews.com/2010/01/senator-scott-brown-r-ma-a-warning-shot#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:58:56 +0000 Dave Chase, Online Editor http://thepointnews.com/?p=2204 http://thepointnews.com/2010/01/senator-scott-brown-r-ma-a-warning-shot/feed 1 President Obama's Healthcare Mistake: Bipartisanship http://thepointnews.com/2009/09/president-obamas-healthcare-mistake-bipartisanship http://thepointnews.com/2009/09/president-obamas-healthcare-mistake-bipartisanship#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:05:33 +0000 Dave Chase, Online Editor http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=829 http://thepointnews.com/2009/09/president-obamas-healthcare-mistake-bipartisanship/feed 2 College Community Celebrates Inauguration http://thepointnews.com/2009/01/college-community-celebrates-inauguration http://thepointnews.com/2009/01/college-community-celebrates-inauguration#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:30:08 +0000 Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=86 The view of David Kung, a math professor at St. Mary’s. He attended President Obama’s inauguration ceremony on the National Mall. (Photo Submitted by David Kung)In Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2009 Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. Here at the College, students and professors celebrated by partaking in several group events. Students were invited to watch the inauguration unfold on several venues on campus; Cole Cinema and the River [...]]]> http://thepointnews.com/2009/01/college-community-celebrates-inauguration/feed 0