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5 Presidential Candidates Who Embellished the Truth About Their Past
The questions Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is currently facing about a supposed full scholarship to West Point is a reminder that politicians have historically embellished or outright ...
09 Nov, 2015
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Utah Judge Strikes Down Open Primaries; Says Party Rights Trump Voter Rights
U.S. District Judge David Nuffer ruled Wednesday that Utah cannot force political parties to allow non-members (e.g. unaffiliated voters) to participate in "their" primary elections, striking down the ...
05 Nov, 2015
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OPINION: Carnism is a Moral Catastrophe, and It Constitutes a Political Emergency
Why I Gave Up MeatI remember the day I decided that I would become a vegetarian. It came while watching the documentary Life in a Day – in particular, the scene in which a cow receives ...
05 Nov, 2015
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As In Sports, Home Field Advantage Goes A Long Way in Presidential Politics
As is usually the case in the months leading up to presidential primaries, national focus has centered around polling in early primary states to determine which candidates are soaring and which are ta ...
04 Nov, 2015
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Utah Judge to Strike Down Constitutionality of Open Primaries
In Utah, a federal judge will soon decide if the state's open primary system for the nomination of candidates is unconstitutional. The case could have dramatic implications on the future of prima ...
28 Oct, 2015
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4 min read
Pew Study Shows Voters Should Not Underestimate The Importance of Primary Elections
The House Freedom Caucus. Chances are if there is a story about gridlock in the U.S. House over budgetary issues or the intra-party conflict within the GOP over who will replace outgoing U.S. House Sp ...
23 Oct, 2015
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Just How Bad is America's Infrastructure and How Much Will It Cost to Fix It?
Earlier this year, now-presidential candidate Bernie Sanders proposed a bill to spend $1 trillion over a five-year period in order to "rebuild America’s crumbling network of roads, bridges and transit ...
19 Oct, 2015
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Study: The Effect of California's Nonpartisan Primary on Competition and Voter Confidence
With two election cycles under its belt, California’s nonpartisan primary system has shown positive results for electoral competition and voter confidence. Studies show that changing the first stage o ...
13 Oct, 2015
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Independent Candidate Says Md. Ballot Access Law Violates Individual Rights
On July 24, 2015, Greg Dorsey filed a lawsuit against the Maryland State Board of Elections, arguing that the state's requirements for independent ballot access for a Senate seat are unconstitutional. ...
06 Oct, 2015
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The Rise and Fall of Rand Paul... Can He Recover?
Rand Paul, once considered the GOP’s savior after two grueling presidential election losses, has fallen on some hard times.Paul was labelled by the media as a front-runner or top-tier candidate months ...
29 Sep, 2015
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