Barack Obama took the presidential oath of office January 20, 2009. The challenges he inherited on that historic occasion were as great as any president has faced – including Abraham Lincoln
Despite the influence of small government advocates like those in the Tea Party movement, the size, role, and influence of government on a federal, state, and local level is set
In a move sure to be controversial and which has already received national attention, Arizona legislators have redrafted legislation to allow guns to be carried at public colleges and universities.
The Iowa caucuses take place tomorrow. What’s fascinating about this often-called “irrelevant” stop on the Republican primary parade is that it may end up highly significant if not
Many people like to ask: what is politics? It's a good question, since these days it seems like politics covers nearly every subject. In many ways, it does.
In Virginia, only two candidates have qualified for the VA GOP primary election: Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. Why? Because the restrictions for ballot access make it nearly impossible for
Supporters of independent and third party candidates have long decried the draconian laws regulating ballot access in states across the country. They have argued that the ballot access system, which
California's stringent new rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions were scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1 2012. But on Thursday Dec. 29, U.S. District Court Judge
As a full-time managing editor for the Independent Voter Network (IVN.us), 2010 YAL media intern Wes Messamore is recruiting young writers for a part -time journalism internship writing
joshsternberg:
As we close the books on 2011, here, in totality, are five underreported stories (as put together by me) for Current.com:
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