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US Foreign Policy Reform: Respect the Constitutional Separation of Powers
US Foreign Policy Reform: Respect the Constitutional Separation of Powers
I have been reading Pat Buchanan's book Where The Right Went Wrong this weekend and it got me thinking about the change in American foreign policy over the past 50 plus years. We went from a country t ...
14 May, 2012
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Same-Sex Marriage Meets the Jim Crow South
Same-Sex Marriage Meets the Jim Crow South
 There was an amazing list of things that a white boy growing up in Virginia wasn’t allowed to do – not in the 1950s. You couldn’t use the same restrooms as blacks, couldn’t eat at the same resta ...
09 May, 2012
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The Youth Vote: Unemployment Among College Graduates
The Youth Vote: Unemployment Among College Graduates
 According to Pew Research Center data, 66% of individuals under the age of 30 voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election. Republican Senator John McCain received only 32% of votes from the same ...
03 May, 2012
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Surprise: Unions Can Help Workers, Businesses Navigate Tough Times
Surprise: Unions Can Help Workers, Businesses Navigate Tough Times
 Ever since Ronald Reagan faced down the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) in 1981, unions in America have been on the descent.  Today, unions sometime seem like anac ...
30 Apr, 2012
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Media Influence On The 2012 Republican Primary
Media Influence On The 2012 Republican Primary
 With five states holding primary elections today, the Republican race to the White House is not over just yet. While each candidate has had their 15 minutes of fame, Mitt Romney remains in the s ...
24 Apr, 2012
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The Week Ahead: Obama's Appeal, GOP Primary, and the Supreme Court
The Week Ahead: Obama's Appeal, GOP Primary, and the Supreme Court
The Youth Barack Obama will spend next week focusing on the constituency that carried him to the White House back in 2008: the youth. With scheduled stops in North Carolina, Colorado an ...
22 Apr, 2012
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Santorum's Out, But Delegates Still Focus of GOP Primary
Santorum's Out, But Delegates Still Focus of GOP Primary
Senator Santorum suspended his campaign today, leaving Governor Romney as the likely Republican Party nominee with Speaker Gingrich and Dr. Ron Paul trailing, but still in the race. This is a fortuito ...
10 Apr, 2012
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Obama Leads With Independent Voters, Especially Women
Obama Leads With Independent Voters, Especially Women
A new USA Today/Gallup poll shows President Obama has a solid lead among independent voters in key swing states over presumptive Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Mitt Romney. He now polli ...
04 Apr, 2012
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Rule Changes, Unenthusiastic Romney Supporters Prolong GOP Race
Rule Changes, Unenthusiastic Romney Supporters Prolong GOP Race
 Despite the efforts of the Romney campaign and media treatment of the Republican nominating process as all but wrapped up in his favor, the reality is the GOP race continues on for several reaso ...
26 Mar, 2012
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Supreme Court Hearings on Health Care Reform Kick Off
Supreme Court Hearings on Health Care Reform Kick Off
The US Supreme Court will hold hearings this week on a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obama’s health care plan. The lawsuit was filed by twenty six states, four small business owners, an ...
26 Mar, 2012
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