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It’s been a big week for lists in Washington. Controversy surrounding the now-defunct liberal listserv, JournoList, continued to rage from the blogosphere to the Wall Street Journal op-ed page. Meanwhile, Politico released a list of the top 50 politicians to watch.

In keeping with that theme, here’s a look at five up-and-comers who have yet to reach their 26th birthdays. If you haven’t heard of them yet, you may soon.

Alejandra Salinas, 19, College Democrats of America

In 2006, at the height of a pitched battle surrounding illegal immigration, Alejandra Salinas organized a walkout at her predominantly Hispanic high school. Four years later, with immigration issues again at the fore, Salinas is poised to become the first Hispanic president of the College Democrats of America and its youngest leader in some time. She currently serves as the chairwoman of CDA’s Hispanic Caucus. The 19-year-old rising junior at the University of Texas in Austin is running for the position unopposed on a platform of increased openness and accessibility. Continue Reading »

According to a recent study by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, 65% of college freshman support same-sex marriage, while only 59% of Americans 18-29 and 39% of the nation as a whole agree!

Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul No Child Left Behind

From The Economist print edition

HEALTH reform was supposed to be the crowning achievement of Barack Obama’s first year as president. Instead it has riled Republicans, alienated leftists and exhausted everyone else. However, on March 15th Mr Obama presented Congress with a plan that ought to have a greater chance of support: reforming No Child Left Behind (NCLB), America’s main federal education programme. Everyone agrees that America’s public schools are floundering, and NCLB is widely considered to have failed. Continue Reading »

After complaining of chest pains, Clinton, 63, was transported to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan,New York, the same hospital where he underwent quadruple bypass surgery in 2004. Go to www.aolnews.com for more information!

Experts say that Obamas proposal to transform student federal aid is one of the vaguest ideas of the decade yet very possible.It is difficult to take hold of what this means for families and students.What is clear is that the proposal benefits will not be available until July 2010.The proposal for student aid will change how grants,lenders and loan amounts are determined.

According to President Barack Obama, U.S. ties with India will be “one of the defining relationships” of the 21st century. At the conclusion of talks earlier today, Obama said he and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had agreed to “work even closer” on sharing information between intelligence agencies and law enforcement. Singh promised increased cooperation with Washington in efforts to battle terrorism.
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