Lincoln Chafee, the only independent Governor and former Republican Senator, will be attending the Democratic National Convention next month. As reported by WPRI, Chafee will be in Charlotte to nominate
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Today’s world news round-up. An independent breakdown of notable global developments in a news update.
Somalia swears in new parliament- Al Jazeera
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The roundly decried "legitimate rape comment" by Missouri US Senate hopeful Todd Akin, may have given incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill an early Christmas present. The
This is a massive game changer for the election. What Akin's "Legitimate Rape" remarks have done is "organically" reintroduce the abortion issue into the
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If history is any guide, this year there will be more eligible voters who refuse to cast a ballot in the presidential election than there will be
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When the topic of drug policy is debated and discussed, the conversation is typically centered on the criminal justice aspect of drug prohibition-- and for good reason.
The greatest benefit of an online election is convenience. The mechanism would make it easier to participate in elections and ensure that those in power represented a larger portion of
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When Jerry Brown became governor of California in 2011 he disappeared from public view for six months, spending much time talking to Republicans, crossing party lines in
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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
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Yesterday IVN reported that July was the deadliest month this year in Afghanistan. Last month also broke the record for the most active duty soldier suicides. 26
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Never in the history of revolutions has it been possible to see what is actually happening on the ground the way it
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If religious freedom is part of the essential American DNA, then why do Americans sometimes act as if it’s OK to demonize religions, as witness recent
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