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California Open Primary Analysis: Independent Candidates
In California’s first non-partisan open primary, voter turnout across party lines was a low 31.6%. This could, in part, be attributable to President Obama and Mitt Romney having locked up their nomina...
2012 Republican National Convention Speeches Day 1 [VIDEO]
Here are full videos of notable speakers delivering 2012 Republican National Convention speeches on the gathering's first official day of activities. Among those who spoke were Saratoga Springs, Utah ...
In-State Tuition For the Undocumented Transcends Politics
Credit: LA TimesThe Republican platform committee pushed a number of anti-illegal immigration platform planks on Tuesday. On top of advocating a completed border fence along the U.S.-Mexico border an...
In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Transcends Partisan Politics
Credit: LA TimesThe Republican platform committee pushed a number of anti-illegal immigration platform planks on Tuesday. On top of advocating a completed border fence along the U.S.-Mexico border an...
Pennsylvania Drops Plans for Online Voter Registration
Photo: sfcitizen.comThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, expected to be an important swing state in 2012, has made headlines all week for a controversial voter ID law backed by the state's Republicans. ...
Assemblyman Steps Down from GOP Post Over Tax Vote
Following a tax vote to support the elimination of a corporate tax break, California Republican Assemblyman Brian Nestande has stepped down from his position as Republican caucus chairman in a move la...
Las Vegas Makes an End Run to Get More Colorado River Water
Hoover Dam near Las Vegas. Credit: commons.wikimedia.orgThe politics of Colorado River water rival those of Northern Ireland and Lebanon for complexity, opaqueness to outsiders, and rivalries going b...
Are You Voting For Obamey or Rombama?
Credit: Randy MillerEditorial cartoon humor from Randy Miller at ULIV.org (Utah League of Independent Voters.)Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results is indeed a definition of ...
Head of State Spotlight: Mohamed Morsi, President of Egypt
Name: Mohamed MorsiAge: 60Title: President of the Arab Republic of EgyptInauguration Date: June 30, 2012Term Length: Four years per term; up to two termsParty: Freedom and Justice PartyThis week, Moha...
Ted Cruz Scores Ron Paul a Win in Texas Senate Primary
Photo: Gage SkidmoreTexas lawyer and Tea Party candidate, Ted Cruz, scored an easy and unexpected victory in Tuesday's Republican primary runoff election against the party-anointed, establishment can...