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Common Core and Bureaucracy Challenge Public Education
With fingers pointing and eyebrows raised, Democrats blame Republicans for poor performance of the country’s public education system. It’s also true that with fingers pointing and eyebrows raised, Rep ...
23 Apr, 2014
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Benghazi, Ukraine, and—Look a Squirrel
Remember when Vladimir Putin was a land-grabbing nationalist dictator who invaded Georgia? This was before he was our strategic partner who shocked the world by being a land-grabbing nationalist dicta ...
22 Apr, 2014
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3 min read
Coburn: Greater Efforts Needed to Improve Treatment for Veterans
Multiple reports over the last month have painted a stark picture of the situation that veterans face when seeking care through the Veterans Administration's (VA) health care system -- a benefit they ...
02 Apr, 2014
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5 min read
The Tangled Remnants of an Empire
If one wants to get a slight taste -- just a slight taste -- of those worried, hopeful days of 1989 when the Berlin Wall was coming down, murderous communist leaders like Nicolae Ceausescu finally got ...
25 Feb, 2014
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10 min read
5 States With The Worst Ballot Access Laws
Third parties that have a national infrastructure such as the Green Party and Libertarian Party have waged legal battles from California to North Carolina to improve their ability to get on the ballot ...
24 Feb, 2014
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3 min read
Election Commission vs. Public Schools: Balancing Public Safety and Voter Accessibility
With the November general election a few months away and several primary and special elections ahead, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration released a report in January outlining seve ...
19 Feb, 2014
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4 min read
3 Misconceptions About The Minimum Wage
During his fifth State of the Union address, President Obama once again issued a plea to Congress to raise the federal minimum wage:"Of course, to reach millions more, Congress needs to get on board. ...
18 Feb, 2014
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5 min read
A More Inclusive Presidential Primary Would Motivate Voters to Participate
It seems that in every cycle there is debate about which states should hold the first presidential primary elections. Some state always seems to try to jump ahead of Iowa and New Hampshire. Since 1972 ...
13 Feb, 2014
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4 min read
Changes to Primaries Will Make Military Absentee Voting Easier
America's service men and women have in the past faced some obstacles when it comes to exercising their constitutional right to vote. However, several states have taken steps to remove some of these o ...
20 Jan, 2014
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4 min read
How Do I Vote? Everything You Need to Know by State
Table of Contents State-by-state Information How Do Primaries Work? Partisan v. Nonpartisan Closed (Partisan) Semi-Closed (Partisan) Open (Partisan) Open (Nonpartisan) Variants of Traditional Election ...
17 Jan, 2014
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22 min read