Scott Althaus

University of Illinois

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Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois and author of Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics: Opinion Surveys and the Will of the People

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In last night's  televised address  to the nation, President Obama said Moammar Gadhafi threatened a "massacre" in rebel-held Benghazi that would have "stained the conscience of the…

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In last night's televised address to the nation, President Obama said Moammar Gadhafi threatened a "massacre" in rebel-held Benghazi that would have "stained the conscience of the…

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Government forces and Libyan rebels traded rocket fire today as Moammar Gadhafi continued to defy international demands for a cease-fire.

Obama, Libya's Gadhafi and America's Use of Force

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