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Thick as Thieves: Ethics in State Government
Over the last ten years, Americans’ trust in their government has plummeted to all time lows. Across a wide array of polls and surveys, fewer than 20% of us believe our government can be trusted to do...
Florida Governor Rick Scott Puts State’s Innocence Commission to Death [CORRECTED]
Florida holds the dubious honor of wrongfully convicting the largest number of innocent people put on death row. Since 1973, the Sunshine State wrongfully incarcerated and released twenty-three people...
General Motors to Cut Pension Payments
General Motors will be cutting back its pension payments by $26 billion, by offering its salaried retired employees a lump sum payment and switching to Prudential Financial Inc. to handle their retire...
Mitt Romney's Vice Presidential Selection: Finding A Balance
The hardest part for a candidate when selecting their vice presidential candidate is finding the right balance. You want to select someone who adds new demographics of supporters and increases yo...
Elections 2012: Interesting Independent Senate Candidates
The current approval rate for Congress hovers at an all-time low and the political makeup of the Senate chamber is a critically important aspect to this year's election cycle. Dissatisfaction over the...
Santorum's Out, But Delegates Still Focus of GOP Primary
Senator Santorum suspended his campaign today, leaving Governor Romney as the likely Republican Party nominee with Speaker Gingrich and Dr. Ron Paul trailing, but still in the race. This is a fortuito...
Top Dark Horse Candidates for a Brokered Convention
The Republican primary race stretches on. None of the current candidates appear willing to drop out. At the same time, none of the candidates appear on track to accrue the 1,144 delegates needed to se...
Hacking the Polls: Vulnerability in Electronic Voting Systems
Among those who advocate for the “modernization” of our voting systems, internet-based electronic voting and registration platforms are often offered as an ideal solution to the problems inherent in o...
Presidential Election 2012 Update: Glitter-Bombed
"Romney was the latest target Tuesday night in Denver, when a man tried to toss what appeared to be blue glitter on the former Massachusetts governor as he shook hands with supporters after delivering...
How many Independent candidates will the GOP primary yield?
The Republican Party's presidential primary race may prove to be a breeding ground for third party and Independent presidential candidates in the 2012 election. There are no less than four curre...