A2: Politics

A Christian Science Monitor article about Obama’s presidential acceptance speech quotes recent UM graduate Michael O’Brien, who described it as “a little too long” and said it “glossed over” Iraq. Also, “Obama did a lot to emphasize humility, which was incredibly smart.” [Source] The Freep visits locales where people watched Thursday’s speech, including Afi Rawlings’ apartment in Ann Arbor, where several UM graduate students gathered. [Source]