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<div><p>Labor Day in 2015, to most Americans, is the unofficial end of Summer. Labor Day is nestled in nicely with other <i>American-y</i> holidays that grant permission for BBQs and cheap beer. However, these holidays are firmly rooted in historic dates (except for Cinco de Mayo), or in this case a

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<div><p>Earlier this year, the City of Los Angeles decided to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/us/los-angeles-expected-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour.html?_r=0" rel="noopener noreferrer">raise the minimum wage</a> to $15 an hour. Los Angeles has become the latest and largest city to r

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<div><p>Tuesday night, viewers of the <em>Daily Show with Jon Stewart</em> were treated to the final interview between Jon Stewart&nbsp;and Barack Obama. The interview took up all three blocks of the show, with topics ranging from the nuclear deal with Iran, to relations with the media, and ended on

Jon Stewart, Barack Obama Ride Off Into Sunset Together

<div><p>You're busy with things I assume. But, being a human with an Internet connection, you have probably come across posts or videos about something having to do with a deal between the United States and Iran over nuclear weapons. Like everything else in modern media, this historic agreement has 

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<div><p>If you are an enjoyer of weekends and you live in Wisconsin, man do I have bad news for you. Over the Fourth of July weekend, eventual presidential candidate <a href="http://ivn.us/tag/scott-walker" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Scott Walker</strong></a> and Wisconsin State Senate Republ

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<div><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnaqrepHrtc</p><p>The past few presidential campaigns have hosted a number of off-the-wall candidates like <a href="http://mic.com/articles/117416/5-quotes-show-why-mike-huckabee-is-2016-s-most-dangerous-candidate" rel="noopener noreferrer">this guy</a>, or <a

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<div><p>"Now we'll be stuck with Goldwater," quips &nbsp;Roger Sterling of AMC's <em>Mad Men</em>, referring to recent news of Republican candidate Nelson Rockefeller's marriage to a divorcé 18 years his junior. Roger's statement is a reference to a popular narrative that is used to describe the dem

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