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European Elections: Pirates on the Horizon
In the last two weeks, European elections have given rise to a wave of anti-incumbent and anti-austerity sentiment among voters in France, Greece and even Germany, where the Pirate Party continu ...
14 May, 2012
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Labor Rule Reversal Praised by Agricultural Stakeholders
Directed by the Obama Administration to abandon a proposed change to its regulatory code, the Labor Department has announced that it will not enforce new rules designed to limit the type of work ...
02 May, 2012
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Top Wind Power States? Guess Again...
Most people would probably choose California as the state with the highest percentage of electricity generation from wind power. As it turns out, California isn’t even close as it gets about 4% ...
19 Apr, 2012
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Unemployment Lowest in the Rural Heartland
Jobseekers might consider moving to fly-over states instead of perhaps making dismissive comments about them while on transcontinental flights. With a few exceptions, the lowest unemployment rat ...
17 Apr, 2012
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Affordable Care Act & Women's Health: The End of Gender Rating?
[Update - US Department of Health and Human Services website is now healthcare.gov]The Affordable Care Act, before the Supreme Court this week, includes partial elimination for “gender rating”, a prac ...
27 Mar, 2012
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House Budget Proposal Endangers Timely Farm Bill
Congressional House leaders have unveiled their budget proposal for FY2013. Though it revealed few surprises, when House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced the plan on Tuesday he ...
22 Mar, 2012
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Aftermath of Super Tuesday Split Decision
Republicans held their Super Tuesday election contests earlier this week and despite media build-up, it was a decidedly split decision. As IVN reported earlier, this split means the Republican primary ...
08 Mar, 2012
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Super Tuesday Divides GOP
Winning 6 states, including the critical state of Ohio, Mitt Romney won the most Super Tuesday contests last night, followed by Santorum's 3 wins, Gingrich's single win in his home state of Georgia, w ...
07 Mar, 2012
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GOP Mardi Gras: Gearing Up for Michigan Primary
With next Tuesday's Michigan Primary looming over the GOP candidates and a debate scheduled for tomorrow, tension increases between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. This primary will prove to be an ...
21 Feb, 2012
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Presidential Election 2012 Update: Glitter-Bombed
"Romney was the latest target Tuesday night in Denver, when a man tried to toss what appeared to be blue glitter on the former Massachusetts governor as he shook hands with supporters after delivering ...
09 Feb, 2012
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