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Fracking Potential in California is Vast But Barriers Stall Process
Credit: Calin Tatu / Shutterstock.comHydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, is the process of injecting fluids under high pressure to crack underground rocks and release oil or gas. ...
17 Jul, 2013
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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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New Wisconsin Abortion Law Requires Ultrasound, Follows Popular Trend
Credit: Planned Parenthood Advocates of WIAmericans remain divided over their views on abortion. The Gallup survey recently reported that about 45 percent of Americans identify as pro-choice and 48 p ...
18 Jun, 2013
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New National Curriculum Standards Geared for Global Economy
Photo by Woodley Wonder WorksFears about the absence of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird or JD Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye are merely myths that mask real facts on a new national curriculum, Comm ...
18 Jan, 2013
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This Year, Record Numbers of Independents Elected
Credit: MTV.comDuring this election, IVN made an effort to give fair coverage to third party candidates running for president, such as Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, Rocky Anderson and Virgil Goode, ...
22 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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How Did Third Party Candidates Perform in the Election?
During this election cycle, IVN covered third party candidates to ensure voters could access information about the wide range of choices they had at the ballot box.Gary Johnson, from the Libertarian P ...
10 Nov, 2012
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20 Democratic US Senators Face Re-Election in 2014
of all US Senators are up for re-election. Every two years approximately one-third1. Max Baucus (Montana)Baucus is the longest-serving US Senator in the history of Montana, having first won election ...
10 Nov, 2012
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San Diego Dispensaries Lose Locally, Make Major Gains Nationally
Credit: medicalmarijuana.procon.orgThe cities of Del Mar, Lemon Grove, Imperial Beach, and Solana Beach all voted down propositions that would have allowed medical marijuana dispensaries to set up sh ...
08 Nov, 2012
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