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Election Night Coverage Live on IVN.us
Election Night Coverage Live on IVN.us
[Update 5:20 PM PST]Independent candidate Angus King is projected, by CNN, to win the Senate seat in Maine. --[Update 5:15 PM PST]In Ohio, 1.8 million voters cast their ballot early or by absentee bal ...
06 Nov, 2012
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16 min read
Election Day Coverage on IVN.us
Election Day Coverage on IVN.us
[Update 8:18 PM PST]IVN.us announces Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term.[Update 8:17 PM PST]CNN projects President Barack Obama will win re-election by taking the state of Ohio.[Update ...
06 Nov, 2012
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21 min read
Perverse Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws in Florida
Perverse Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws in Florida
Bal Harbour, Florida is a small village of just 2,574 people, with a police force compromised of 27 officers. Yet, one not so small thing about Bal Harbour is the amount of money the police department ...
31 Oct, 2012
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6 min read
Presidential Race Focuses On Foreign Policy, Lacks Specifics
Presidential Race Focuses On Foreign Policy, Lacks Specifics
(Chris O'Meara/AP Photo|Steven Senne/AP Photo)As turmoil in the Middle East grows, the presidential race focuses on foreign policy, with candidates trying to give voters an idea of the global la ...
15 Oct, 2012
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3 min read
The Unpredictable Bout: Ryan And Biden Face Off
The Unpredictable Bout: Ryan And Biden Face Off
Credit: US GovernmentThere seems to be little consensus on the future outcome of Thursday’s one-and-only vice presidential debate. The Ryan and Biden face off appears to have no player with a clear a ...
10 Oct, 2012
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3 min read
A Political Marketplace is Developing for Independent Candidates
A Political Marketplace is Developing for Independent Candidates
Credit: politicsplus.orgIn 2012, at least fifty bona fide independent candidates have run for the US House and Senate.  About twenty of those candidates have already withdrawn or been defeated. ...
04 Oct, 2012
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4 min read
Vermont Taser Death Investigation Stalls
Vermont Taser Death Investigation Stalls
Credit: commons.wikimedia.orgNone of the officials involved in Vermont’s first taser death can explain why it’s almost three months since a Vermont State trooper tasered Macadam Mason, a 39-year-old ...
12 Sep, 2012
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Vermont Progressive Party Has No Governor Candidate, By Design
Vermont Progressive Party Has No Governor Candidate, By Design
The Vermont Progressive Party primary for governor resulted in no candidate. This, according to party officials, is exactly the desired result and went as planned. The winner immediately declined the ...
05 Sep, 2012
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Police Car Crusher Roger Pion Out of Jail, Has No Regrets
Police Car Crusher Roger Pion Out of Jail, Has No Regrets
Credit: bartonchronicle.comRoger Pion, the self-employed Vermont farmer who drove a 20,000-pound tractor over seven police cars in early August, was released August 30 after four weeks in j ...
01 Sep, 2012
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3 min read
VT Police Violence Report Spurs Calls For Independent Probe
VT Police Violence Report Spurs Calls For Independent Probe
Credit: bpdvt.orgApparent police violence at a protest at the New England Governor’s and Eastern Canadian Premier’s Conference on July 29 in Burlington, VT provoked weeks of complaint. An 83-pag ...
29 Aug, 2012
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5 min read