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FBI to Rand Paul: We Don't Need a Warrant for Domestic Drone Use
(Credit: Gage Skidmore)On Monday, Kentucky's Rand Paul became the first US Senator to vote against an FBI director's nomination since the death of J. Edgar Hoover in 1972. Lifting the hold Rand Paul ...
30 Jul, 2013
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Independent Voters on the Rise in Key West Coast States
UCLA polling station // Credit: Fiona Kirby / Daily BruinA plurality of registered voters in the US have chosen not to identify with a political party, one sign that the influence of the two major pa ...
29 Jul, 2013
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Ten Influential Politicians in the Independent Movement to Watch
Justin Amash One of the youngest U.S. Representatives and Chairman of the House Liberty Caucus, Justin Amash is among the most independent members of the House GOP and strives to distance himself from ...
26 Jul, 2013
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States with Unregulated Campaign Contributions Risk Corruption
Credit: rawstory.comAccording to research done by StateIntegrity.org, states with unregulated campaign contributions have a higher risk of corruption in political financing. A state's overa ...
27 Jun, 2013
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The Political Influence on Real Estate Foreclosures
On the surface, it is easy to look at the real estate foreclosure crisis and blame everything on the banks. While there is no denying that these financial institutions have been a large part of the pr ...
26 Jun, 2013
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For SCOTUS Rulings on Gay Marriage, It Isn't Always Black and White
Credit: Wikimedia CommonsThe United States Supreme Court is expected to rule on the Defense of Marriage Act (Windsor v. United States) and California's Proposition 8 (Hollingsworth v. Perry) in the n ...
21 Jun, 2013
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Amendment to Protect Industrial Hemp Production Survives House Vote
Source: Industrial Hemp Tasmania / FacebookA bipartisan amendment to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (FARM Bill) that would guarantee a state's right to make its own de ...
20 Jun, 2013
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Sensational Media Missed the Most Important Point in Kiera Wilmot Story
I got in trouble and was threatened with expulsion from high school for doing something right, not something wrong; what I wrote was good, proper journalism (see preceding post). There were no l ...
06 Jun, 2013
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Should The U.S. Be Subsidizing Obesity?
There is little-to-no controversy that eating a nutritious diet is healthy.We have a healthcare crisis in this country that is getting worse—not better. So, why does the federal government give subsid ...
29 May, 2013
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While Taking a Step in the Right Direction, BSA Still Has Work to Do
Credit: http://educationviews.orgOn Friday, the national delegation for the Boy Scouts of America approved a resolution to lift the ban on gay scouts with 60 percent of the vote. While openly gay you ...
24 May, 2013
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