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GOP Senator Says America Should Come Before Any Tax Pledge
GOP Senator Says America Should Come Before Any Tax Pledge
Credit: http://thealbanyjournal.comAnother Republican lawmaker denounced the Grover Norquist pledge to never vote for legislation that would raise taxes on Wednesday. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) s ...
23 Nov, 2012
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2 min read
Petraeus, Eisenhower, and the Cold War Pledge
Petraeus, Eisenhower, and the Cold War Pledge
Credit: washingtonpost.comLast August, the Drudge Report pushed a story about CIA Director and four star general, David Petraeus, who was said to be on the short list of Governor Romney’s potential v ...
22 Nov, 2012
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This Year, Record Numbers of Independents Elected
This Year, Record Numbers of Independents Elected
Credit: MTV.comDuring this election, IVN made an effort to give fair coverage to third party candidates running for president, such as Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, Rocky Anderson and Virgil Goode,  ...
22 Nov, 2012
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3 min read
Online Petitions for Secession: Have Americans Forgotten the Past?
Online Petitions for Secession: Have Americans Forgotten the Past?
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 ...
14 Nov, 2012
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4 min read
Union Dissolved
Union Dissolved
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 n ...
13 Nov, 2012
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6 min read
Teachers' Unions Win Big on Election Day
Teachers' Unions Win Big on Election Day
Credit: ciclt.netTeachers' 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 ...
13 Nov, 2012
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2 min read
Teachers' Unions Win Big on Election Day
Teachers' Unions Win Big on Election Day
Credit: ciclt.netTeachers' 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 ...
13 Nov, 2012
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2 min read
13 Republican US Senators Face Re-Election in 2014
13 Republican US Senators Face Re-Election in 2014
Every two years approximately one-third of the US Senate is up for re-election. The following 13 Republican US senators face re-election in 2014. Click here to read about the 20 Democratic US Senators ...
11 Nov, 2012
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3 min read
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
US Courts Finally See The Politics of Restrictive Voting Laws
US Courts Finally See The Politics of Restrictive Voting Laws
Photo: www.cit.uscourts.govContrary to popular belief, the right to vote was not guaranteed by the Constitution. The Constitution implies a voting process but neither describes it nor identifies who ...
06 Nov, 2012
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4 min read