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U.S. Officials Knew Terrorists Infiltrated Europe Disguised As Refugees

As early as January 2015, in interviews with Buzzfeed journalists, an ISIS operative admitted he traveled to Turkey in 2014 and settled there for the express purpose of creating a

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November 18, 2015

OPINION: A Sensible Solution to Regulating Corporate Welfare

Many argue for and against corporate welfare. I support it...mainly because it's already happening and too many corporations are receiving state and federal assistance through vast subsidies

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October 28, 2015

The Complex Yet Startling Link between Single Parenting and Mass Shootings

According to the Pew Research Center, less than half (46%) of U.S. kids younger than 18 years of age are living in a home with two married parents in

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October 12, 2015

Calling on Job Creators: The Real Numbers Behind American Employment

Here are some facts about Main Street American Jobs and Earnings: In April 2014, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released an Occupational Employment and Wage Summary. According to the BLS,

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May 7, 2014

Fixing Income Inequality to Strengthen Our Country

Investopedia defines Income Inequality as: The unequal distribution of household or individual income across the various participants in an economy. Income inequality is often presented as the percentage of income

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April 18, 2014

Who Is Really Responsible for Welfare Fraud?

There have been numerous articles alleging rampant welfare fraud. While most articles focus on blaming poor people who directly receive government benefits, there are no credible statistics demonstrating that the

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April 1, 2014

How Fair are Elections in the United States?

Merriam-Webster defines an Oligarchy as: … a country… …that is controlled by a small group of people… The need for election reform in the United States is a long-term

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March 28, 2014

2 Simple Ways to Tackle the National Deficit

The following represents a dual approach to raise additional tax revenue that the United States. On January 20, 2009, the Dow Jones market closed at 7949.09. On February 27,

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March 20, 2014

Serious Doubts Raised over Arrest Warrant for Ukrainian President

It has been internationally reported that near a hundred Ukrainian protesters were killed in February of this year, mostly by sniper fire. At the time, protesters and international news agencies

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March 14, 2014

An Increase in Minority Voting Would Be Biggest Game Changer

Through the vote, citizens communicate information about their interests, preferences, and needs and make important decisions about who should hold office. Unfortunately, at the local level that voice is exceptionally

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March 13, 2014

Is the News Coming out of Ukraine Accurate?

During Reddit discussions regarding past articles, a Reddit user expressed concern that I left information out, specifically citing a press release from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a

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March 12, 2014

Evidence Suggests Ukrainian Sniper Attacks Created Instability

Merriam-Webster defines Terrorism as: Systematic use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. It has

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March 7, 2014