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Obtain Voter ID: The Fifth Wednesday of Any Month
Obtain Voter ID: The Fifth Wednesday of Any Month
Credit: texastribune.orgThe United States has some of the lowest voter turnout and voter participation rates of any industrialized country in the world. Low voter turnout is typically ascribed to vot ...
23 Jul, 2012
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Taser Moratorium Gains Support after Vermont Taser Death
Taser Moratorium Gains Support after Vermont Taser Death
MacAdam Mason. Dead after being tased by a police office. He was unarmed. Credit: theduckshoot.comIn the first three weeks following the police taser death of MacAdam Mason, an unarmed epileptic Verm ...
23 Jul, 2012
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8 min read
Mitt Romney Faces Scrutiny From Own Party on Tax Returns
Mitt Romney Faces Scrutiny From Own Party on Tax Returns
Photo: Gage SkidmoreIt is not easy running for public office, especially president of the United States. Once you become a candidate for president, you have alienated at least 40-45% of all Americans ...
20 Jul, 2012
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Voter Suppression, By the Numbers
Voter Suppression, By the Numbers
This election, an estimated five million eligible voters will be disenfranchised from the political process due to new voter identification laws. These de-facto voter suppression laws not only make it ...
12 Jul, 2012
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Ron Paul "Supporters'" Flawed Lawsuit Against the RNC
Ron Paul "Supporters'" Flawed Lawsuit Against the RNC
In terms of bizarre twists, last week, a lawsuit was filed in United States District Court for the Central District of California – entitled Delegates To The Republican National Convention vs. Republi ...
22 Jun, 2012
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6 min read
Ron Paul \Supporters'\ Flawed Lawsuit Against the RNC
Ron Paul \Supporters'\ Flawed Lawsuit Against the RNC
In terms of bizarre twists, last week, a lawsuit was filed in United States District Court for the Central District of California – entitled Delegates To The Republican National Convention vs. Republi ...
22 Jun, 2012
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6 min read
Rick Santorum: Ron Paul \Looking for a Platform Fight\
Rick Santorum: Ron Paul \Looking for a Platform Fight\
In light of former Senator Rick Santorum's recent comments on ABC's This Week, it is clear GOP social conservatives are becoming increasingly worried about the presence, and power, of Dr. Ron Paul at ...
12 Jun, 2012
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8 min read
Rick Santorum: Ron Paul "Looking for a Platform Fight"
Rick Santorum: Ron Paul "Looking for a Platform Fight"
In light of former Senator Rick Santorum's recent comments on ABC's This Week, it is clear GOP social conservatives are becoming increasingly worried about the presence, and power, of Dr. Ron Paul at ...
12 Jun, 2012
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8 min read
Independents Call for Congressional Hearings on Disenfranchisement
Independents Call for Congressional Hearings on Disenfranchisement
Independents around the country are calling on Congress to hold hearings investigating the disenfranchisement of Independents from the political process. The campaign, launched by IndependentVoting.or ...
09 Jun, 2012
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Artur Davis, Ex-Obama Backer Leaves Democrats, Says Future Run Will Be as Republican
Artur Davis, Ex-Obama Backer Leaves Democrats, Says Future Run Will Be as Republican
Artur Davis, at one time a Democrat representing Alabama's 7th Congressional District from 2003 to 2010, has decided to leave the Democratic Party. Furthermore, while undecided about the possibility o ...
01 Jun, 2012
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