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Rand Paul Fundraising Numbers Reach Nearly $2 Million
(Credit: Gage Skidmore)With over two years before any candidates begin announcing for the presidency, Kentucky US Senator Rand Paul is making the fundraising rounds and retrieving a sizable sum.To to ...
27 Aug, 2013
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NSA Violated Constitution by Breaching Tens of Thousands of American Emails
National trust in the NSA could further deplete in the wake of a 2011 court ruling released Wednesday. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) chief justice Judge John D. Bates ...
22 Aug, 2013
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Wisconsin Bill Proposes Less Campaign Disclosure, Limits Transparency
Wisconsin state Senator Glenn GrothmanWhen evidence surfaced last month in New Jersey that one of the most influential engineering firms in the state, Birdsall, had been making questionable campaign ...
06 Aug, 2013
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False Reporting of Texas Abortion Law Protests Needs Scrutiny
Earlier this week I wrote about the misinformation, and misleading by various law enforcement, media, and bloggers about the Zimmerman Verdict Protesters. We saw it in LA, with false claims from ...
19 Jul, 2013
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California 17th District Seat No Longer 'Safe' For Mike Honda
The race for California's 17th congressional district seat would have been a slam-dunk only 2 election cycles ago. Following the implementation of Proposition 14, the nonpartisan top two primary syste ...
11 Jul, 2013
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California 17th District Seat No Longer 'Safe' For Mike Honda
Silicon Valley // Credit: sjchamber.comThe race for California's 17th congressional district seat would have been a slam-dunk only 2 election cycles ago. Following the implementation of Proposition 1 ...
11 Jul, 2013
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Government Transparency Doesn't Pierce the NSA
Source: http://fabiusmaximus.files.wordpress.comThe surveillance war rages on.Last week, the NSA apologized for lying to the American people about its surveillance tactics. Now, the agency won't reve ...
11 Jul, 2013
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Strong Second Quarter Fundraising For Congressional Incumbents
credit: thv11.comThe 2014 midterm election is more than a year away. Nevertheless, congressional incumbents have been busy gearing up for the ever-longer campaign season. The fundraising deadline for ...
09 Jul, 2013
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Nationwide Fair Redistricting Would End Gerrymandering
credit: Votecitizens.orgGerrymandering has become a prevalent hurdle to meaningful political participation across the country (with few exceptions, including California*). The duopoly at their finest ...
26 Jun, 2013
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New Wisconsin Abortion Law Requires Ultrasound, Follows Popular Trend
Credit: Planned Parenthood Advocates of WIAmericans remain divided over their views on abortion. The Gallup survey recently reported that about 45 percent of Americans identify as pro-choice and 48 p ...
18 Jun, 2013
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