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Jim Webb Announces He Will Not Be Seeking Independent Bid for President
Former Democratic U.S. Senator from Virginia and Secretary of the Navy Jim Webb announced on Thursday that he has decided against sparking an independent campaign for president of the United Stat ...
16 Feb, 2016
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A Supreme Court Justice Dies; The Nation Now Faces Its Greatest Test at Civility
Today, February 2, 2016, a United States Supreme Court justice appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 died at the age of 79, Antonin Scalia. The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, issued a sta ...
13 Feb, 2016
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Let's Be Honest, Does Voting Even Matter in the Current System?
The first rule of Voting Club is that we do not complain unless we have voted. The second rule of Voting Club IS THAT WE DO NOT COMPLAIN UNLESS WE HAVE VOTED!The cliché saying goes, “If you don’t vote ...
02 Feb, 2016
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OPINION: The Irrationality of Iowa and N.H. Going First in Presidential Elections
NPR and other media outlets have aired interviews with Iowans on why Iowa always gets to go first. Who goes second gets far less coverage, but the same logic presumably applies. If what some Iowans sa ...
01 Feb, 2016
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To Accommodate Major Party Candidates, Ill. Voters Will Have Less Opportunities to Vote in Primary
More than six weeks ahead of the Illinois presidential primary, a number of issues with the presidential candidates' petitions may alter whether residents can vote as they anticipated.Early voting in ...
25 Jan, 2016
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Trump Accurately Predicts 'Birther' Lawsuit against Cruz
One of the most contentious moments during Thursday's Fox Business GOP Debate was the subject of Ted Cruz's birth. Donald Trump has mentioned a number of times over the past few weeks that the issue c ...
18 Jan, 2016
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Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina Booted from Fox’s Main GOP Debate
Fox News released its lineup for Thursday’s GOP debate on Monday night, announcing that the stage will hold seven candidates, cutting Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiori ...
12 Jan, 2016
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Rand Paul's Audit the Fed Bill Gets a Vote, But May End Up Helping a Primary Opponent
After introducing legislation to audit the Federal Reserve System, one lawmaker looks to be finally getting a vote this week.Over the weekend, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul announced on Facebook that when the S ...
11 Jan, 2016
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At Last: The Coming of the Regulatory Budget
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Washington is abound with proposals to "regulate the regulators," namely placing procedural constraints on the writing of regulations.However basic ...
11 Jan, 2016
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After Traveling 14K Miles, Independent POTUS Candidate Learns One Crucial Truth About America
The spirit of America is strong; the state of our union is fragile.That is my conclusion after 100 days driving 14,128 miles through 34 states as an independent candidate for President of the United S ...
30 Dec, 2015
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