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Why Won't Our Senate Audit The Federal Reserve?
After a committee vote and hearings in the US Senate on the nomination of Janet Yellen to the chair of the Federal Reserve system, many in the United States wait to see if the institution she plans to ...
13 Dec, 2013
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10 Costly Programs Congress Should Cut from the Budget
In today's congressional atmosphere, suggesting ten costly programs that could be reasonably cut from the budget is analogous to placing warring siblings in a room with one toy and expecting them to c ...
11 Dec, 2013
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The Next Three States That Will Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Marijuana legalization activists gained considerable momentum this week. On Tuesday, the city of Portland, Maine, passed Question 1: 67 percent to 33 percent.The measure legalized possession of up to ...
08 Nov, 2013
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Republican and Democrat Appointees Join Federal Election Commission
A full complement of commissioners presided over the Federal Eelection Commission's open meeting on Thursday, marking the first time the regulatory body was fully staffed since Cynthia Bauer ...
01 Nov, 2013
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30 Reasons Why Independent Voters Are Not a Myth
Political scientists and party pollsters run with a common narrative: Independent voters are a myth."We think of them as closet partisans who act in almost indistinguishable ways to those who identify ...
24 Oct, 2013
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6 min read
Tuition Increases by 2.9% in 2013; Lowest Increase in 30 Years
Concerns about rising tuition and how students can afford to finance their major investments in post-secondary education are widespread. Solid insights into these questions require accurat ...
23 Oct, 2013
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8 min read
California's Path to a Top-Two Nonpartisan Primary
California is a unique place. Just ask anyone who's ever lived there.So naturally the state boasts a unique system for nominating its elected officials as well and the road to the system that's curren ...
17 Oct, 2013
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Sarah Palin: Our President Lacks Valor
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin joined U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) for a little bit of face time in front of the World War II Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. The three po ...
15 Oct, 2013
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CA Will Not Comply with Federal Law Allowing Indefinite Detention of Prisoners
As states continue searching for ways to defy excesses of power from Washington DC, one state has joined a few others in objecting to one of the more controversial prerogatives emanating from the nati ...
08 Oct, 2013
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Top 6 On-Camera 'Oops' Moments in American Politics
All of us do really dumb stuff. We occasionally trip, forget our train of thought, or go the wrong way. Fortunately, most of us aren't in front of an arsenal of camera operators and photographers when ...
06 Sep, 2013
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