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The Politics of Terror and Finding a Way Back
Does ISIS pose a credible threat to the United States and its interests? And if so, what is the best way to manage that threat? If you had asked any politician in 2003, they most likely would have agr ...
03 Oct, 2014
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Republicans and Democrats Both Losing Battleground States
Abysmal congressional approval ratings have become the norm in our hyper-partisan political environment and government dysfunction is now cited as the most pressing issue facing our nation. Problem so ...
01 Oct, 2014
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To Fix The Economy, We Need to Treat the Disease -- Not The Symptoms
If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of currency, first by inflation , then by deflation , the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the peo ...
19 Sep, 2014
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Harry Reid: The One Obstacle Standing in the Way of Audit The Fed
Efforts to increase transparency and accountability in the Federal Reserve continue to pick up steam on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, an Audit the Fed bill overwhelmingly passed the House, 333-92. Over ...
17 Sep, 2014
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Rep. Walter Jones Leads Effort to Declassify Full 9/11 Report
When Congress returns to session there will be many topics on the agenda ranging from a possible declaration of war against the Islamic State to immigration reform. Yet for one congressman from North ...
08 Sep, 2014
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What Jesse Benton's Resignation from McConnell Campaign Means for Rand Paul's Future
Last week, former Iowa state senator Kent Sorenson pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe from the Ron Paul presidential campaign to switch his support from U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann to the former Texas ...
02 Sep, 2014
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Media Treats Romney as Top 2016 Contender after 60 People Said They'd Vote for Him
On Thursday, August 28, Politico reported on a new USA Today/Suffolk University poll that said 35 percent of likely GOP caucus voters would vote for Mitt Romney in 2016 if he was added to the field of ...
28 Aug, 2014
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Eyes on the Prize: Rand Paul Expands Message Beyond GOP Ahead of 2016
An adage of former president Richard Nixon was to run to the right in primaries and move to the center in the general election. One of the more-discussed potential 2016 presidential candidates, U.S. S ...
21 Jul, 2014
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IVN Daily Digest -- July 18, 2014
1. Republicans and Democrats are calling on Obama to take action against Russia after Malaysia Flight 17 was shot down over the Ukraine."The Obama administration’s U.N. ambassador, Samantha Powers, to ...
18 Jul, 2014
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An Unlikely Alliance: Cory Booker and Rand Paul Push Criminal Justice Reform
Human rights groups across the United States have increased their criticisms of the U.S. prison system over the years. While the United States boasts just 5 percent of the world’s population, the coun ...
11 Jul, 2014
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