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One Man Stops Bipartisan Bill to De-Militarize Police after Ferguson
As the protests in Ferguson, Missouri continue, the U.S. Congress recently blocked a vote on a bipartisan bill that would have restricted the transfer of military-grade weapons and vehicles to lo ...
01 Dec, 2014
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Ferguson Grand Jury: No Probable Cause To Charge Officer in Michael Brown Shooting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4PZoCyjZd4A grand jury found there was not enough evidence to indict officer Darren Wilson for the August 9 shooting of Michael Brown. The prosecuting attorney for St. ...
24 Nov, 2014
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Looking to the Founders: Ferguson, The Boston Massacre, and the Rule of Law
Right now, all eyes in the nation are on Ferguson, Missouri, anticipating the results of the grand jury investigation into the killing of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson.Businesses are b ...
12 Nov, 2014
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Where Do Veterans Turn When They Have Nowhere to Go?
As we wrap up Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and as the VA health care problems linger on, it has become tragically apparent that more and more veterans are feeling like they have nowhere to ...
03 Oct, 2014
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Looking to the Founders: Government Shouldn't Profit from Crime
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." - Declaration of ...
26 Sep, 2014
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Just When You Thought The Madness Was Over, The Kansas Senate Race Gets Weirder
Kris Kobach, the Republican secretary of state in Kansas, has spent a good portion of his political career defending the "purity" of the election process. Kobach has been involved in numerous voting r ...
24 Sep, 2014
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CNN's Motto: If You Ain't First, You're Last
There is an old rule of journalism that many organizations at least used to adhere to. This rule requires journalists to confirm a story with two legitimate sources before moving forward with it. Anyo ...
27 Aug, 2014
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"Finally, the Truth!" A Few Uncertain thoughts on Certainty
By my informal count, about 60% of the news articles forwarded to social media sites are prefaced with an exclamation like, “Finally, the truth!” As I understand it, the phrase means something like th ...
25 Aug, 2014
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6 Things the Crisis in Ferguson Is Showing Us about America
The shooting death of an unarmed black civilian by a white police officer this month has made Ferguson, Mo., a flashpoint for some of the most divisive issues in America today.Reports show that Michae ...
22 Aug, 2014
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IVN Daily Digest -- August 15, 2014
1. The Open Primary Initiative in Oregon has raised over $1 million."Despite the donations, the measure faces stiff opposition. “Both parties have come out against it,” Henderson said."The initia ...
15 Aug, 2014
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