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The Road to 270 Electoral Votes in 2012
Credit: realclearpolitics.comThe presidential race is won by obtaining 270 of the 538 votes in the Electoral College. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney are campaigning relen ...
24 Aug, 2012
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What Pussy Riot Did Probably Wouldn't Be a Crime in The US
Credit: pussy-riot.livejournal.com/Members of Russian punk band, Pussy Riot were given harsh two year sentences in prison for performing street theatre critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin on ...
18 Aug, 2012
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Obama Announces VP Pick...
Photo: Breitbart.com...and it's Joe Biden:'President Obama has no intention of getting rid of Vice President Biden as his running mate, the White House said Thursday.'Obviously, the president's pick ...
16 Aug, 2012
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Are Voters Getting the Picture?
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Certainly pictures of candidates can be very important information in a voter’s decision process. But, unfortunately, a vast majority of voters hav ...
07 Aug, 2012
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Post 9/11 National Security Has Hardly Made Us More Safe
Photo: blog.tsa.govOver at the New York Times, reporter Scott Shane announces the beginning of a running dialogue about how to strike “the proper balance between liberty and security” more than a dec ...
27 Jul, 2012
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Key to Swing State Voters: Stagnant vs Growing Economy
Credit: Purple Strategies Purple Poll July 2012In a new Purple Poll released today, voters in 12 swing states diverge dramatically on their views of the country's economic trajectory. This overwhelmi ...
16 Jul, 2012
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Electoral College
As the primary season for the 2012 election has ended, all sides are now focused on the general election and the march to Election Day in November. On that day, millions of Americans will go to ...
14 Jul, 2012
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Diminishing Republican Support for Tax Reform Pledge
Republican Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia has revoked his signature from Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform pledge, and he isn’t the only one. Until recently the pledge had been signed by every ...
08 Jul, 2012
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The Importance of Independence Day
Independence Day commemorates the Fourth of July, 1776, the date borne on the Declaration of Independence, by which representatives of "the thirteen united States of America" formally announced their ...
04 Jul, 2012
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Virginia Could Determine the Presidential Election and Control of The US Senate in 2012
Before 2008, Virginia had not voted for a Democrat to be president since 1964. The state is seen as a critical swing state in 2012 and there can be some useful insights gleaned from the 2008 exit poll ...
01 Jul, 2012
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