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Libertarian Candidate Charlie Earl: Voters Are Listening
In the Buckeye State, Republican Governor John Kasich looks ahead to re-election in 2014 as his name gets circulated as a potential presidential candidate in 2016. Democrats are lining up behind First ...
21 Jan, 2014
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Pa. Judge: Voter ID Law a 'Substantial Threat' to Voting Rights
As it was pointed out in a recent federal court decision in Hawaii, which upheld the state's open primary system, the court cannot base its decision on the assumption that something is happening. Ther ...
17 Jan, 2014
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Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Fix The Voting Rights Act
According to The Nation, 3 senators will introduce new legislation on Thursday, January 16, that would update the Voting Rights Act (VRA) with a new formula to determine when preclearance is needed. P ...
16 Jan, 2014
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Over 33% of Population Lives in a State Where Gay Marriage is Legal
Last week, both Illinois and Hawaii passed same-sex marriage making them the 15th and 16th states to do so. Overall, 2013 has been quite a year for the LGBT community. These last two states just seem ...
12 Nov, 2013
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Healthcare.gov: What Happens When Politics Trumps Policy
This weekend brought more than a modicum of clarity to what happened behind the scenes in the run-up to the Oct. 1 launch of Healthcare.gov.In a devastating story, Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilper ...
04 Nov, 2013
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Outdated Caucus System in Iowa Leaves Out 90% of Voters
The 2016 presidential election may be three years away, but Iowa is already abuzz with potential Republican candidates.As soon as the dust settled from Mitt Romney’s failed bid to unseat President Bar ...
09 Oct, 2013
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Fracking Causes High Radioactive Levels in PA Rivers, Study Finds
Credit: Wikimedia CommonsHydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been a controversial topic lately, and it's little wonder why. Although fracking is an effective way of procuring natural gas, environm ...
03 Oct, 2013
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Middle Ground is Possible For Debate On Fracking in America
by Bob Warhover A fracking rig in Bradford County, Pennsylvania // Credit: Appvoices.orgHydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” as it has come to be known in the popular lexicon, is the process of drilli ...
06 Sep, 2013
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Pennsylvania Voters Short-Changed By County Commissioner Voting System
The rallying cry in the 1770’s was “Taxation Without Representation”. They fought a war over it and THEY won. But we are still losing.In Pennsylvania, many counties have a bizarre system t ...
29 Aug, 2013
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Independent Voters to Testify at Philadelphia Public Hearings.
Independent Pennsylvanians, part of the national IndependentVoting.org network, will be on hand to testify at the upcoming public hearing of President Obama’s Commission on Election Administrati ...
24 Aug, 2013
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