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IVN Weekly Update: Party Conventions and a Growing Platform
This Week's Theme: Party ConventionsFor the next two weeks, Independent Voter Network will be covering the two main presidential conventions, their messages and implications for the parties. ...
27 Aug, 2012
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US Senate Candidate Deb Fischer Runs Strong in Nebraska
Credit: csmonitor.comOne of the recurring themes in the aftermath of the Todd Akin debacle is that it may cost Republicans control of the U.S. Senate where they currently hold 47 seats, needing a net ...
25 Aug, 2012
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The Road to 270 Electoral Votes in 2012
Credit: realclearpolitics.comThe presidential race is won by obtaining 270 of the 538 votes in the Electoral College. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney are campaigning relen ...
24 Aug, 2012
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In-State Tuition For the Undocumented Transcends Politics
Credit: LA TimesThe Republican platform committee pushed a number of anti-illegal immigration platform planks on Tuesday. On top of advocating a completed border fence along the U.S.-Mexico border an ...
23 Aug, 2012
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Transcends Partisan Politics
Credit: LA TimesThe Republican platform committee pushed a number of anti-illegal immigration platform planks on Tuesday. On top of advocating a completed border fence along the U.S.-Mexico border an ...
22 Aug, 2012
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Food Stamp Debate Slows Passage of Comprehensive Farm Bill
Photo: organicconnectmag.comRepublican Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin recently told reporters that he opposes the Senate version of the 2012 Farm Bill due to the legislation’s spending on the Na ...
20 Aug, 2012
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Running to Win: Independent Q&A with Bill Hillsman, Part 1
Independents are poised to make an impact on multiple races this fall, on national, state and local levels. Americans identifying as independents are at a 70-year high.But what comes next?In a new boo ...
16 Aug, 2012
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Partisanship Distorts Everything, Including Equality
A candle light vigil is held following a July attack against a woman in Lincoln, Nebraska. Credit: TED KIRK/Lincoln Journal StarIn America today, we often consider ourselves to be politically divided ...
08 Aug, 2012
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Are Voters Getting the Picture?
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Certainly pictures of candidates can be very important information in a voter’s decision process. But, unfortunately, a vast majority of voters hav ...
07 Aug, 2012
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Drought Worsens as Congress Moves to Pass Relief Measure
Credit: usnews.comThe drought that has been plaguing vast areas of the nation this summer, has intensified dramatically over the past week according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The unrelenting heat ...
26 Jul, 2012
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