Course Announcements:

N1H1 Flu Policy:

"Public health authorities have recommended that people with flu-like illnesses stay home and not return to public spaces until 24 hours after they have no fever. In order to prevent the spread of disease, please do not come to class, meet with other groups of students, attend office hours, or contact offices in person while you are ill. Based on this recommendation, I will not require you to report to a doctor or to Student Health to verify a flu-like illness if you are ill, please complete an illness-absence form (http://www.registrar.uiowa.edu/forms/H1N1_absence_form.pdf ) when you are well enough to do so. Your grade will not be penalized for absences if you are following the recommendations of health authorities."

Course Syllabus

Take Home Assignment

ADDITIONAL READINGS:

 Kernell Article "Going Public"

Smith Article "FDR's Political Strategy"

Dickinson Article "Obama and Public Opinion on Health Care Reform"

Englund Article "Army of Czars"

Simendinger Article: "Hill to Obama: Too Many Czars?"

Victor Article "Is Obama Tough Enough?"

Election 2008

• Pre-Campaigning 2008 - New York Times
• Campaign Finance Legal History Overhead

Information on the Presidency

• The Presidency's Official Website
• POTUS