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Deadline Looms for US Senate Candidate Todd Akin
Credit: KMOXIn Missouri, Representative and US Senate Candidate Todd Akin, who alienated himself from the rest of his party with his "legitimate rape" comments a month ago, is still in the race for U ...
22 Sep, 2012
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2012 Republican Platform: Opposing National Popular Vote
The 2012 Republican Party platform was formalized today at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL. In it, the GOP takes a firm stance against instituting a national popular vote scheme.From t ...
28 Aug, 2012
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Running to Win: Independent Q&A with Bill Hillsman, Part 1
Independents are poised to make an impact on multiple races this fall, on national, state and local levels. Americans identifying as independents are at a 70-year high.But what comes next?In a new boo ...
16 Aug, 2012
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Roseanne Barr Wins Peace and Freedom Party Nomination
Photo: LA TimesOver the weekend, comedienne and award-winning television actress, Roseanne Barr sought the presidential nomination of California's socialist Peace and Freedom Party, and along with he ...
06 Aug, 2012
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Texas Tops CNBC List of Top States for Business
Texas has once again topped CNBC's list of best states for business, a list the Lone Star state has been topping since the network began ranking the states in 2007. Utah came in second, for most condu ...
12 Jul, 2012
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie: War on Drugs "A Failure"
Touting a new mandatory treatment program for non-violent drug offenders in the state of New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie is the latest high-ranking US government official to condemn the decades-lo ...
11 Jul, 2012
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Texas: Sixth State To Say No Thanks To Medicaid Expansion
Governor Rick Perry of Texas joins a list of growing states who say they will refuse to implement Medicaid expansion in their states. The one-time presidential hopeful stated yesterday, “If anyone was ...
10 Jul, 2012
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Taser Deaths in Vermont: Time for a Moratorium
Taser deaths by police in Vermont and elsewhere clearly show that it is time for a moratorium on what the UN calls a "torture weapon."On the evening of June 20th in Thetford VT, Macadam Mason was just ...
05 Jul, 2012
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America Then & Now: 1790 Census to 2010 [INFOGRAPHIC]
July 4th, 2012 marks the United States’ 236th birthday. Although still a relatively young nation, the U.S. has transformed into an influential world power with a large and diverse population. The impl ...
04 Jul, 2012
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GlaxoSmithKline Pays Largest Health Care Fraud Penalty To Date
GlaxoSmithKline LLC pleads guilty this week to a $3 billion fine for illegally promoting unapproved drugs as well as failing to disclose the drugs safety precautions.Deputy Attorney General James M. C ...
03 Jul, 2012
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