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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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Super Tuesday Delegate Trouble For Mitt Romney
There has been more than one declared "Do-or-Die" situations for various Republican presidential candidates so far in this year's tumultuous primary election cycle. When it comes to delegate count, Mi ...
06 Mar, 2012
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Voter ID a hot topic in state legislatures
Voter turnout in the United States is disturbingly low. In the 2008 presidential election, voter turnout was higher than it had been in a generation, but barely 60% of eligible voters bothered to cast ...
30 Jan, 2012
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It’s part of our heritage. Fourth of July is called ‘Independence day.’ Being independent is like a patriotic label.
It’s part of our heritage. Fourth of July is called ‘Independence day.’ Being independent is like a patriotic label.Larry Powell, professor of political communications at the University of Alabama ...
13 Jan, 2012
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Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy making progress on stored energy technology
Stored energy is the ability to take generated electricity and store in a form where it can be used later, on-demand, as needed. This is especially important for renewable energy. Wind and solar plant ...
12 Dec, 2011
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Food stamp usage soars despite job growth
Fresh off the heels of Bureau of Labor Statistics findings that slightly fewer Americans were jobless in November – reflecting an expected uptick in temporary and seasonal employment, as well as a mas ...
07 Dec, 2011
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California residents sue Taco Bell for false advertising
A lawsuit filed in federal court in the Central District of California alleges that Taco Bell is falsely advertising its products. The class action suit filed by an Alabama law firm holds that tested ...
28 Jan, 2011
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Will the Tea Party change anything?
"I think it's eerily like 1994. Not much will change." That's what Rich Hamblen told me about the 2010 midterm elections on our way to a political conference sponsored by the Los Angeles-based T ...
21 Dec, 2010
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Why Liberals should support the tax cut compromise
An acquaintance, undeniably well-off, complained to me recently that a tax increase on those making more than $250,000 was unfair to small businessmen like her husband (a physician). I experienc ...
16 Dec, 2010
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Historic year for Third Party and Independent movements in the United States
Though the mainstream political press has naturally focused on the stinging Democratic losses and sweeping Republican gains in last week's elections, 2010 has proven to be an historic year for thir ...
10 Nov, 2010
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