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Independent Parties in Oregon, Minnesota Announce Presidential Pact
Independent Parties in Oregon, Minnesota Announce Presidential Pact
Leaders of the Independent Party of Oregon and the Independence Party of Minnesota have reached a "broad strokes" agreement on joining together to form a national coalition of nonpartisan, moderate, a ...
12 May, 2016
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The Impracticality and Futility of a Mass Deportation Effort
The Impracticality and Futility of a Mass Deportation Effort
When a nation is faced with a fait accompli (such as the existence of millions of illegal aliens within its borders), the prudent and most promising response is to frankly acknowledge the intractabili ...
28 Apr, 2016
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The Hillary Advantage: All the Shoes Have Dropped
The Hillary Advantage: All the Shoes Have Dropped
Americans love horse races, especially the political kind. News organizations know this, so they make sure to create a horse race or two every four years—even when (and perhaps especially when) a race ...
24 Feb, 2016
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A Libertarian Case for Enduring the Bern... If Not Feeling It
A Libertarian Case for Enduring the Bern... If Not Feeling It
Although Hillary Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders Saturday in the Nevada Caucuses, Fox News reported on Friday a poll that shows him ahead nationally by three points. With the appearance of some s ...
23 Feb, 2016
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Apple vs. the FBI: How Campaign Contributions Are Influencing The Debate
Apple vs. the FBI: How Campaign Contributions Are Influencing The Debate
Should the government be able to access encrypted data on your smartphone? That's the question surrounding the very public pushback Apple is giving the FBI, which is seeking to recover data in the iPh ...
19 Feb, 2016
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Will Oregon Democrats Kill Third Parties in the State?
Will Oregon Democrats Kill Third Parties in the State?
The Independent Party of Oregon scored a major ally in the party's effort to protect ballot access for third parties in Oregon this week, when Oregon's Senate Republicans sent a letter to Senate Presi ...
10 Feb, 2016
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Understanding the Oregon Standoff: Do the Occupiers Have a Legitimate Grievance?
Understanding the Oregon Standoff: Do the Occupiers Have a Legitimate Grievance?
The standoff in Oregon that began on January 2 appears to have reached its conclusion. On Tuesday, January 26, several occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge were arrested, and one occ ...
04 Feb, 2016
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OPINION: My Path to Legal Status for Illegal Immigrants Is Strict, But Fair
OPINION: My Path to Legal Status for Illegal Immigrants Is Strict, But Fair
We are in the middle of our “One California” tour SundheimforSenate.com\tour, #DufTour on Twitter. This 6-week tour will take us from the California-Oregon border to the California-Mexico border.We ha ...
26 Jan, 2016
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How Ballot Access Requirements for President Compare State to State
How Ballot Access Requirements for President Compare State to State
In recent news, Ohio state officials told Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley that he could not be on the Democratic primary ballot. The petition to be on the ballot required 1,000 ...
08 Jan, 2016
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OPINION: Oregon Protest Reaction Shows War on Terror Is Tearing America Apart
OPINION: Oregon Protest Reaction Shows War on Terror Is Tearing America Apart
As around a dozen armed protesters gathered at the unoccupied Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in rural Oregon, angry over the federal government’s resentencing of local ranchers, Dwight and ...
05 Jan, 2016
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