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    Brian Nicewander wrote a new post, Mexican President Calderon Criticizes US Drug War Role, on the site Independent Voter Network 8 months, 2 weeks ago

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    Mexican president Felipe Calderon criticized the United States as part of the problem in the country’s continuing war against drug cartels in his final report to the nation. Calderon, a conservative won […]

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    Brian Nicewander commented on the post, The Foreign Policy Vote: Assessing US Foreign Policy Positions, on the site Pangea 8 months, 2 weeks ago

    US lawmakers rarely give substantive background to foreign policy issues, and too often the larger implications of global issues are side-tracked by partisan rhetoric and ideological stances that may not fit the […]

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    Brian Nicewander wrote a new post, Neil Armstrong Advocated for Greater US Presence in Space, on the site Independent Voter Network 8 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon, died of complications from heart surgery on Saturday. Armstrong began his path to the moon as a naval aviator serving in the Korean War. He later became a […]

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    Brian Nicewander wrote a new post, Chemical Weapons Complicate Matters in Syrian Uprising, on the site Independent Voter Network 9 months ago

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    President Obama warned Syria’s government earlier in the week that the use of chemical or biological weapons in the nation’s escalating civil conflict against the Syrian uprising might illicit a US military […]

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    Brian Nicewander wrote a new post, Food Stamp Debate Slows Passage of Comprehensive Farm Bill, on the site Independent Voter Network 9 months ago

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    Republican Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin recently told reporters that he opposes the Senate version of the 2012 Farm Bill due to the legislation’s spending on the National School Lunch Program. […]

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    Brian Nicewander wrote a new post, Food Stamp Debate Slows Passage of Comprehensive Farm Bill, on the site Election Center 9 months ago

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    Republican Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin recently told reporters that he opposes the Senate version of the 2012 Farm Bill due to the legislation’s spending on the National School Lunch Program. […]

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