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On the History of Congressional Majorities and the Management of a Nation
One-hundred and twelve legislative bodies have come and gone. We are now in the midst of our 113th Congress. And since our inception, only 27 of these assemblies have consisted of a sixty percent majo ...
16 Jul, 2013
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What Egypt Can Learn From The US Civil War
Egyptian citizens voting, many for the first time, in 2012 // Credit: Jonathan Rashad via FlickrIt was 1864. The armies of the Confederacy were under heavy pressure. Having helped liberate Chattanoog ...
02 Jul, 2013
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House Lawmakers See Elections Oversight Committee as Waste of Money
The community of federal campaign oversight will undergo significant downsizing following announcements from the Federal Election Commission and the House Administration Committee, Wednesday. Tony Her ...
06 Jun, 2013
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Mapping Happiness on Twitter: Where Does Your State Rank?
According to recent research mapping sentiment on Twitter, Napa - located in the heart of California's Wine Country region - is home to the happiest tweeters in the nation.California as a whole, howev ...
04 Jun, 2013
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States Move Towards Greater Government Transparency
Credit: carl ballou / Shutterstock.comThis week, California and Alabama joined the growing number of states advancing towards greater government transparency by adopting new online disclosure systems ...
24 May, 2013
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Low Water Levels on the Mississippi River To Affect Economy
Credit: Erik M. LunsfordThe environment and climate change were not only discussed in a limited manner during the election season, but the current Doha Climate Change Conference, hosted by the United ...
29 Nov, 2012
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Op-Ed: Bob Filner & The Politics of Change
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.-Nicolo MachiavelliThe P ...
29 Nov, 2012
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Health Insurance Exchange Deadline Delayed
Credit: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/aids/HealthcareReform.htmStates will have now until December 14th to decide if they want to have a state run health insurance exchange or not. This extended d ...
17 Nov, 2012
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Online Petitions for Secession: Have Americans Forgotten the Past?
Citizens in nearly thirty states have signed online petitions propagating secession from the United States. These states have filed their petitions with the We the People Program, a facet of the Obama ...
14 Nov, 2012
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Union Dissolved
Since Obama won reelection a week ago, the White House website has been flooded with petitions from citizens in various states wanting their states to secede from the union. It is important to n ...
13 Nov, 2012
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6 min read