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Cancer Charities Con Victims out of $187 Million, Government Says
When people give money to a charity, they give it with the hope that their donation will go toward whatever cause the charity represents, whether it be cancer research, global health care and/or ...
20 May, 2015
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Welcome to Georgia: One of the Least Politically Competitive States in the Nation
This week, the Washington Post published an analysis of Georgia's gerrymandering problem. Gerrymandering is the practice of manipulating electoral boundaries to favor one political party or dilut ...
29 Apr, 2015
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10 Ways Political Parties Control Your Vote
1. States Send Delegates to the Electoral College that Represent Parties, Not PeopleWhen envisioning the electoral college, the goal of the Founding Fathers was to send electors who were “free from an ...
28 Apr, 2015
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Proposed N.C. Abortion Restrictions Reduce Women's Safety, Opponents Say
NORTH CAROLINA -- Recently proposed bills in the North Carolina House and Senate aim to tighten restrictions on abortion.A key point in House Bill 465 would extend waiting periods between when women c ...
17 Apr, 2015
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Third Circuit Avoids Breaking Two-Party Monopoly
On Wednesday, April 8, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in the case, Balsam v. Guadagno (Secretary of the State of New Jersey). The court affirmed a lower district court’s decis ...
09 Apr, 2015
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Independent-Minded Leaders Focus on Fixing American Politics at National Conference
I was impressed to find such a far-reaching conglomerate of individuals at the National Conference of Independents in New York City, which took place during the weekend of March 13-15. Illinois, ...
30 Mar, 2015
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'Religious Freedom Laws': The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century
There is an old axiom that history repeats itself. Some may dispute this claim, but it is hard to argue with what a person can witness happening right in front of them. One just has to pay attent ...
27 Mar, 2015
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Utilities Wage War Against Solar Power
Solar power has arrived. With the average price of solar cells down by 60 percent since 2010, the industry is responding to market demand. According to a study from researchers at Cambridge University ...
27 Mar, 2015
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Efforts to Eliminate Daylight Saving Time Have Spread Nationwide
Daylight Savings first originated in Germany during World War I to save electricity, and the UK quickly followed their lead. When Daylight Savings was first adopted in the U.S., it was part of a war p ...
26 Mar, 2015
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Report: Support for Marijuana Legalization Jumps 19 Points in 10 Years
On March 4, 2015, the General Social Study published its latest report examining the public's opinion on marijuana legalization. The study documents both the shift in popular consensus ...
06 Mar, 2015
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