Expert Pitch

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The first presidential debate was most striking for Gov. Mitt Romney’s aggressiveness and President Barack Obama’s rhetorical reserve, but the town hall format in the second debate provides an extra challenge for the candidates, says Peter Kastor, PhD, professor of history and American culture studies in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Members of the National Communication Association who reside in New York and study political communication, debate, and rhetoric can provide insight and commentary on the second presidential debate.

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There are now more than 100 confirmed cases and eight deaths from a national outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. The steroid manufacturer, the New England Compounding Center, has issued a recall while health officials determine how many people may have received the injections for back pain. Nine states have reported cases and 23 received the recalled product.

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Michael Dorf, a constitutional law expert, former law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and professor of law at Cornell University, comments on Wednesday’s scheduled oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme in Court Fisher v. University of Texas. The case will determine the constitutionality of colleges and universities using race as a consideration for determining the structure of incoming undergraduate classes.

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The U.S. Supreme Court will revisit the heated topic of affirmative action in higher education when it hears oral arguments Wednesday in Fisher v. the University of Texas. Indiana University experts are available to comment.

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Margaret Smith, Cornell University professor of plant breeding and genetics, comments on the local and national implications of California Proposition 37 – an initiative on the ballot this November to require food producers to label all products that contain genetically engineered ingredients.

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Sports management expert Shawn O’Rourke, PhD, says NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr need time to develop trust before serious progress will be made in the National Hockey League (NHL) collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations.

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Outstanding debate performances have made a difference in past years and the upcoming presidential debates may well have a similar impact, says said David J. Lanoue, Columbus State University political science professor and co-author of The Joint Press Conference: The History, Impact, and Prospects of American Presidential Debates.

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Indiana University faculty members offer observations about the upcoming presidential debates, which begin next Wednesday.

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Steven C. Kyle, an expert in macroeconomic policy and an associate professor of management at Cornell’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, comments on an increase in mortgage applications as actions by the Federal Reserve Board hold interest rates down.