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Voice of the People: Americans Not Sold on Defense Spending Increase
Voice of the People: Americans Not Sold on Defense Spending Increase
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama and leading Republican presidential candidates have called for increasing defense spending. However, given the opportun ...
09 Mar, 2016
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The Rust Belt Is Looking for an Economic Savior, And That May Be Bad News for Hillary
The Rust Belt Is Looking for an Economic Savior, And That May Be Bad News for Hillary
In 2008, Hillary Clinton swept the hardest hit of the Rust Belt states, with Barack Obama taking two on the fringe--his home state of Illinois and Wisconsin.As the 2016 campaign unfolds, with Mic ...
09 Mar, 2016
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GOP Donors, Leaders Reportedly See Contested Convention as Only Hope to Stop Trump
GOP Donors, Leaders Reportedly See Contested Convention as Only Hope to Stop Trump
Current primary results have reportedly led GOP leaders to consider a contested convention if Donald Trump falls short of the 1,237 delegates needed to qualify for the nomination.According to a report ...
08 Mar, 2016
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Does A Dwindling Rubio Campaign Mean an Uncertain Future for the GOP?
Does A Dwindling Rubio Campaign Mean an Uncertain Future for the GOP?
Following the weekend's primaries and the upcoming votes on Tuesday, many eyes remain fixed on a presidential candidate who has been highly touted, but has delivered few victories, leading to concerns ...
07 Mar, 2016
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To Close or Not To Close: POTUS Candidates Respond to Obama's Final Push to Shut Down Gitmo
To Close or Not To Close: POTUS Candidates Respond to Obama's Final Push to Shut Down Gitmo
During the 2008 election, then-candidate Barack Obama promised that one of his first actions as president would be to close Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. military prison in Cuba. He followed up that commit ...
29 Feb, 2016
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Don’t Blame The 'Spoilers' — Fix Elections
Don’t Blame The 'Spoilers' — Fix Elections
The “three lanes” present in this year’s presidential primary are certainly the perfect storm for the GOP establishment. Today, the GOP elders’ calls to Ohio Governor John Kasich are likely getting mo ...
25 Feb, 2016
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Engineered by the RNC, Winner-Take-All Primaries Are Now The Party's Worst Nightmare
Engineered by the RNC, Winner-Take-All Primaries Are Now The Party's Worst Nightmare
Three establishment candidates remain standing in the GOP race — Kasich, Rubio, and Bush. Reince Priebus needs two of them to drop out soon, or he and the other GOP establishment pooh-bahs may be face ...
16 Feb, 2016
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Is This Any Way to Run A Country?
Is This Any Way to Run A Country?
I am not a “numbers guy,” but from baseball to politics, numbers fascinate me.Following the Iowa Caucuses, I wrote about the fact that the national media had OD'd on a state unworthy of their time, at ...
11 Feb, 2016
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Why John Kasich May Shock The Nation Tuesday Night
Why John Kasich May Shock The Nation Tuesday Night
If success in the debates means anything, then John Kasich ought to have an incredibly strong showing in the New Hampshire primary.Historically, especially in the 19th century, debates were essen ...
09 Feb, 2016
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OPINION: Debunking the Lesser-of-Two-Evils Voting Theory
OPINION: Debunking the Lesser-of-Two-Evils Voting Theory
Anyone who has ever supported a third-party presidential candidate in an election has likely had to defend their decision from partisans who endorse the lesser-of-two-evils voter theory. By the l ...
05 Feb, 2016
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