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On Saturday, September 30th, CNN's Betty Nguyen interviewed Michael Rovito, Co-President of TUGSA. Rovito is the voter who, this past Saturday, asked Governor Sarah Palin about her position regarding Pakistan.

Palin's response, which seems to agree with Senator Obama's views on the subject rather than Senator McCain's, has caused a flurry of comments and resulted in another interview with Katie Couric, during which McCain defended Palin and criticized the questioning incident as merely an instance of "gotcha journalism."

Rovito, questioned by CNN, responded that he simply asked the question as a tax-paying citizen. He expressed surprise that asking a question was being dubbed "gotcha journalism."

See the interview on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=GrJfos8eRrQ

TUGSA's membership percentage is at an all-time high following the February 2007 Recruitment Drive. Numerous TUGSA members volunteered their time to the drive, joining three AFT recruiters. The drive was organized by TUGSA Staffperson Andrew Dixon in conjunction with AFT National Representative Mel Driban and paid for by the AFT.

TUGSA and the administration reached a tentative agreement on August 25, 2006, on a new contract. The contract was unanimously ratified by TUGSA's membership on September 8, 2006.