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Civic Illiteracy and the Two-Party System
In 2008, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute conducted a national survey testing the basic civic literacy of the American public. The poll of 2,508 individuals asked such simple questions as “What a ...
02 Jul, 2012
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Is It Time to Reform the Electoral College?
Following the controversies surrounding the presidential election of 2000, in which George W. Bush lost the popular vote but won the presidency, there was renewed interest in reforming the Electoral C ...
25 Jun, 2012
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Presidential Candidate and Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson on Immigration Policy
Gary Johnson excluded from national discussion on immigration policyOn our report about Mitt Romney and Barack Obama's "dueling addresses" on immigration policy to Latino leaders at a conference in Fl ...
22 Jun, 2012
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Live Blogging Mitt Romney's Address to Latino Leaders on the Economy
I'm watching Mitt Romney's address to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials live on CSPAN right now. He has really come out swinging hard at President Obama...UPDATE (9:31 ...
21 Jun, 2012
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The American System
He came up with what he called the American System. His name was Henry Clay of Kentucky. In 1806, Henry Clay was elected to the US Senate by the Kentucky legislature. At which, he se ...
19 Jun, 2012
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Q&A with an Illinois Ron Paul Delegate: "Leadership dictates the party"
The following interview is with Illinois Ron Paul Delegate, Greg Bishop, who attended the Illinois Republican State Convention held in Tinley Park, Illinois on June 9th. Bishop recently explained his ...
18 Jun, 2012
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5 min read
Q&A with an Illinois Ron Paul Delegate: \Leadership dictates the party\
The following interview is with Illinois Ron Paul Delegate, Greg Bishop, who attended the Illinois Republican State Convention held in Tinley Park, Illinois on June 9th. Bishop recently explained his ...
18 Jun, 2012
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5 min read
Rick Santorum: Ron Paul \Looking for a Platform Fight\
In light of former Senator Rick Santorum's recent comments on ABC's This Week, it is clear GOP social conservatives are becoming increasingly worried about the presence, and power, of Dr. Ron Paul at ...
12 Jun, 2012
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Rick Santorum: Ron Paul "Looking for a Platform Fight"
In light of former Senator Rick Santorum's recent comments on ABC's This Week, it is clear GOP social conservatives are becoming increasingly worried about the presence, and power, of Dr. Ron Paul at ...
12 Jun, 2012
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8 min read
Voting Independent: What Will It Take?
What will it take for the majority to understand voting for either Republicans or Democrats is counter-productive in changing our societal issues through politics?The Wisconsin recall is an excellent ...
09 Jun, 2012
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