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5 Surveillance and Security Failures Since 2001
People are still gathering information about Omar Mateen, the shooter of the Orlando nightclub. However, Mateen was twice investigated by the FBI over suspected ties to terrorism. An unnamed source qu ...
13 Jun, 2016
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California Legislators to Introduce Revolutionary New Presidential Primary Reform
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Assemblymembers Adam Gray (D-Merced), Kristin Olsen (R-Riverbank), and the Independent Voter Project jointly announce the introduction of a new state constitutional amendment, &nb ...
09 Jun, 2016
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AP Claims Hillary Wins Democratic Nomination on Eve of Major Primary Day
On Tuesday, June 7, 6 states -- California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota -- will hold Democratic presidential contests in what has proven to be a hotly contested rac ...
06 Jun, 2016
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City Attorney Candidate Gil Cabrera Gets Key Endorsement
San Diego, Calif. - Gil Cabrera is one of five attorney’s running to replace Jan Goldsmith as the next city attorney for San Diego. Cabrera got an enormous boost in distancing himself from the pa ...
26 May, 2016
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Lawsuit Challenges Superdelegate Ballot Stuffing in New Jersey County
Ocean County “Anti-Corruption Democrats” have filed a federal lawsuit against the county Democratic committee and its leaders challenging the legality of the party’s endorsement vote, along with an al ...
20 May, 2016
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California Secretary of State's Office Fails Voters
I served 20 years in the California legislature so I am not without familiarity with the reality of the bubble that politicians live in or the sometimes surrealistic view of the public that is manufac ...
11 May, 2016
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Beyond the Headlines: Party Bosses Say Independents Shouldn't Be Allowed to Vote
As events from this past week portray, there is a growing divide between the leadership within the two major political parties and members of the American public.While other establishment candidates h ...
06 May, 2016
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An Independent's Case against Open Primaries
There is little doubt that the major national parties have, on the whole, behaved atrociously this election season. On the Republican side, there have been loyalty pledges, insubstantial RNC-arra ...
04 May, 2016
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Corruption, Super PACs, and Why the Media Hasn't Covered Democracy Spring
Twenty-nine seconds: according to Lee Fang and Zaid Jilani of The Intercept, this is how much time cable news networks Fox News and MSNBC devoted to daytime and afternoon TV coverage of ...
20 Apr, 2016
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Introducing The Public Primary: Protecting the Rights of Voters While Giving Them More Choices
FairVote believes that every vote should matter and be heard in every public election. The fundamental goal of any primary election system should be to help foster a general election that wi ...
07 Apr, 2016
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