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The Shrinking Youth Vote: Why 2016 May Be More Competitive Than Pundits Predict
2008 was a historic year for young voters. After a steady increase in youth turnout between the 1996, 2000, and 2004 presidential elections, the 2008 election was said to have one of the highest youth ...
16 Dec, 2014
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Feds Vow Civil, Possible Criminal Charges After Japanese Airbag Maker Refuses National Recall
WASHINGTON, D.C.— A federal official with the nation’s top auto safety regulator vowed at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday that the agency would consider every legal measure available against ...
04 Dec, 2014
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Political Donors Spent Enough Money Last Election to Rebuild Detroit Twice
At a time when fewer than 35 of 435 Congressional races are competitive, political spending in midterm elections has never been higher. The projected total for the 2014 elections was $3.67 b ...
01 Dec, 2014
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Social Media Campaigning Gives Libertarian Sean Haugh a Boost in N.C. Senate Race
North Carolina Libertarian Sean Haugh has attracted much attention in his race against Democratic incumbent U.S Senator Kay Hagan and Republican Thom Tillis.The soft-spoken pizza delivery man from Dur ...
30 Oct, 2014
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The Fight for the Senate: Who Will Win Control?
The main talk of the 2014 election has been which political party will control the Senate after the votes have been counted. Democrats have been on defense throughout most of the country as President ...
28 Oct, 2014
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5 Issues That Will Define The Final Weeks of the Midterm Elections
With the weeks closing in on the 2014 midterms, polls are tightening up, candidates are attempting to attract undecided voters, and specific issues are capturing headlines. Gone are the days that ...
16 Oct, 2014
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PBS Educates Voters Nationwide on Restrictive Voting Laws with 'Ballot Watch'
The 2014 midterm elections are less than a month away and the GOP is poised to seize a majority in the Senate, though that would require winning some close races. Some are expected to come down to jus ...
09 Oct, 2014
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5 Issues That Deeply Divide Republicans and Democrats -- But Really Shouldn't
Problem solving and uncompromising virtues are mutually exclusive, but in politics they lead to a new level of dysfunction. That was a reason why moderate Republican Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine, an ...
07 Oct, 2014
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Prize-Linked Savings Accounts: Getting Americans Invested In Their Own Future
According to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL), lotteries drew in $78 billion and doled out $19 billion in 2012. Lotteries have not slowed down in recent ye ...
03 Oct, 2014
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Republicans and Democrats Both Losing Battleground States
Abysmal congressional approval ratings have become the norm in our hyper-partisan political environment and government dysfunction is now cited as the most pressing issue facing our nation. Problem so ...
01 Oct, 2014
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