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Photo: Official White House Photo // Pete Souza The White House held its annual Tribal Nations Conference yesterday at the Department of Interior in Washington, D.C. The President welcomed representatives from 566 federally recognized tribes to address concerns specific to America’s native communities. Native Americans make up just over 1 percent of the US population, but have significantly higher rates of poverty and unemployment than the national average. Poverty, domestic abuse, and health

source: finance.senate.gov As negotiations on how to resolve the ‘fiscal cliff’ broil on, the Senate Finance Committee acts as a crucible to determine policy outcomes. The Finance Committee naturally maintains heavy influence over policy relating to taxes and entitlement programs and Chairman, Max Baucus (D-Montana), has revealed somewhat positive indications regarding fiscal cliff talks. Baucus told local news affiliate KPAX: “I expect good faith, because the election is over and more than t

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 Administration which attempts to facilitate citizen participation in government. Though the ability to petition a presidential administration is not a new concept, the online petition program is. Petitions bear little to no legislative power, but the implications of online petitions for secession a

Photo: studentsreview.com Indiana University, Blooming Campus Enrollment by foreign students in American universities is growing, up 6 percent since last year. The development follows consistent upward growth in the number of international students arriving in the US in the last few years. Many universities have been hit hard by state budget cuts and are accepting more foreign students because they pay full out-of-state tuition. Peggy Blumenthal, of the non-profit Institute of International

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 note that these are not official petitions by the state governments but rather petitions started by individual citizens. The threat of secession is nothing new in the United States.  It seems that after any election, people want their states to secede so that they don't have to live under a leader they d

Credit: ciclt.net Teachers' Unions Election Day included important victories across the country. California's Prop 30 passed and Prop 32 failed. South Dakota, Idaho, and Michigan defeated unfavorable education laws. Indiana's incumbent State Superintendent was unseated by a union-supported challenger. Education issues sometimes fall within party lines. Republican and Indiana's incumbent State Superintendent for Public Instruction Tony Bennett lost to 33-year Indianapolis teacher Glenda Ritz. B

Credit: ciclt.net Teachers' Unions Election Day included important victories across the country. California's Prop 30 passed and Prop 32 failed. South Dakota, Idaho, and Michigan defeated unfavorable education laws. Indiana's incumbent State Superintendent was unseated by a union-supported challenger. Education issues sometimes fall within party lines. Republican and Indiana's incumbent State Superintendent for Public Instruction Tony Bennett lost to 33-year Indianapolis teacher Glenda Ritz. B

[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 ballot. It could still be some time before we know a victory. CNN projects Georgia will go to Mitt Romney. In Florida, over half of the precincts are reporting a very slight lead for Romney now. This is the first time the GOP candidate has taken the lead tonight. His lead is 52-47. -- [Updat

[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 8:15 PM PST] With the projection of Oregon going to Obama, statistically speaking it is very unlikely Romney will be able to pull off a victory because one more state will put the president over the top. CNN also projects Missouri to be carried by Mitt Romney. -- [Update 8:10 PM PST] Th

On Tuesday, more than just the presidency will be determined. From school boards to assemblymembers, we have the chance to shape the future of our representation.There is no other office that can effect the general sentiment and political discourse than a presidential election season. Join us at IVN all week where we discuss what the 2012 presidential election means for the next four years. IVN Election CenterPart of IVN’s ongoing mission is to bring you coverage of national elections and the