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Is The U.S. Close to Ending the Cuban Embargo?
For the first time in 15 years, the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce met with Cuban dictator Raúl Castro last month to analyze investment possibilities and the reforms implemented by the regi ...
24 Jun, 2014
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Keystone May Be A Bigger Election Issue Than Some Realize
It’s no secret that the Keystone issue is a political powder keg. Neither is it a secret that it’s a controversial topic pitting two traditional foes: environmentalists versus big oil. Very murky ...
13 Jun, 2014
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How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Affects Jobs, Trade, and Regulation
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been described as “the biggest free trade deal you’ve never heard of.” The arrangement would liberalize trade by bringing down protective tariffs and “harmonizi ...
12 Jun, 2014
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More Republican Governors Accept Court Rulings on Gay Marriage
Demonstrating a national sea change in views toward same-sex marriage, Pennsylvania is the latest state to see its ban on same-sex marriage ruled unconstitutional in federal court. This time the law w ...
02 Jun, 2014
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Psychological Effects of Poverty Just As Bad As Physical
For the 46.5 million Americans living below the poverty line, 16 million of which are children, life has become a consistent struggle. This struggle does not simply begin and end with monetary concern ...
23 May, 2014
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VA Scandal One More Problem of Accountability for Obama Administration
The hits just keep coming for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. For weeks, stories of the deplorable policies and procedures in place at VA Medical Centers across the country have continued to ...
20 May, 2014
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6 min read
Is Uruguay the Key to Improving US-Latin American Relations?
President Barack Obama often received criticism during his first term in office for neglecting Latin America. Between his attempts to draw down American military involvement in the Middle East and&nbs ...
15 May, 2014
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4 min read
5 States Likely to Become Battleground States by 2016
Presidential politics are all about numbers, from campaign spending, third party interest funding, and electoral votes (EV). Battleground states, by definition, shift the winning side every 4 years or ...
30 Apr, 2014
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4 min read
Media Starting to Report Realities of Partisan Primary Systems
A local news station in New Mexico, KOB 4, recently aired a story about how independent voters in the state are excluded from the upcoming primaries, which will be held on June 3. The inability of ind ...
29 Apr, 2014
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Majority of Americans Say Major Parties Don't Represent Them
The United States is once again in the middle of a major election year and in many elections, people will go the polls with only two options to choose from -- red or blue, Republican or Democrat ...
25 Apr, 2014
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