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Social Media Major Appearing on Campuses, Set to Launch in 2013
Social Media Major Appearing on Campuses, Set to Launch in 2013
Credit: Campus Leader Blog (campusleader.blogs.goupstate.com)As social media expands, so does its reach and application. Opportunities to learn about social media have reached beyond self-teaching an ...
13 Dec, 2012
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Five Things to Watch This Week
Five Things to Watch This Week
The Supreme Court decided it will address the issue of same-sex marriage on Friday and will make a decision on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8, which bans same-sex ma ...
10 Dec, 2012
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Tim Scott Emerges as Likely Successor to Replace DeMint
Tim Scott Emerges as Likely Successor to Replace DeMint
Credit: CNNWith the surprise resignation of South Carolina US Senator Jim DeMint this week, there is high anticipation to see who Republican governor Nikki Haley will appoint to the vacant seat until ...
09 Dec, 2012
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Jim DeMint Announces Resignation, Joins Heritage Foundation
Jim DeMint Announces Resignation, Joins Heritage Foundation
Credit: Gage Skidmore/FlickrUS Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) announced on Thursday that he is resigning his seat in the Senate to head the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. Sen. DeMint is a ...
06 Dec, 2012
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Jim DeMint Resignation Raises Additional Speculation on GOP's Future
Jim DeMint Resignation Raises Additional Speculation on GOP's Future
Credit: Gage Skidmore/FlickrUS Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) announced on Thursday that he is resigning his seat in the Senate to head the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. Sen. DeMint is a ...
06 Dec, 2012
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Iowa Governor Terry Branstad Seeks Elimination of Straw Poll
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad Seeks Elimination of Straw Poll
(Credit: Washington Times)Barely a few weeks after the conclusion of the 2012 presidential election, there is already much speculation about the 2016 elections. Kentucky US Senator Rand Paul has indi ...
25 Nov, 2012
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This Year, Record Numbers of Independents Elected
This Year, Record Numbers of Independents Elected
Credit: MTV.comDuring this election, IVN made an effort to give fair coverage to third party candidates running for president, such as Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, Rocky Anderson and Virgil Goode,  ...
22 Nov, 2012
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Online Petitions for Secession: Have Americans Forgotten the Past?
Online Petitions for Secession: Have Americans Forgotten the Past?
Citizens in nearly thirty states have signed online petitions propagating secession from the United States. These states have filed their petitions with the We the People Program, a facet of the Obama ...
14 Nov, 2012
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Union Dissolved
Union Dissolved
Since Obama won reelection a week ago, the White House website has been flooded with petitions from citizens in various states wanting their states to secede from the union.  It is important to n ...
14 Nov, 2012
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The Things That Seem & Those That Are
The Things That Seem & Those That Are
For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were reality, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.- Nicolo Machiavelli, The 8t ...
13 Nov, 2012
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