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Budget Sequestration Effects on Swing States
Credit: Real Clear PoliticsSwing states can effect an election and therefore effect legislation, but how can the upcoming legislation effect swing states votes?Any of the past few years annual budget ...
29 Jul, 2012
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Pennsylvania Voters Challenge Voter ID Law
From the ACLU BlogPennsylvania voters, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, appeared before the state this morning, c ...
25 Jul, 2012
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Scranton, Pennsylvania Could Be The Next US City to Default
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Author: Christopher SeligaThere has been a lot of talk about cities in California defaulting and going into bankruptcy, but this problem is happening all over the ...
25 Jul, 2012
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Obtain Voter ID: The Fifth Wednesday of Any Month
Credit: texastribune.orgThe United States has some of the lowest voter turnout and voter participation rates of any industrialized country in the world. Low voter turnout is typically ascribed to vot ...
23 Jul, 2012
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Results from the Green Party Convention
The Green Party of the United States held its Presidential Nominating Convention in Baltimore, Maryland last weekend. The first two days of the conventions had workshops ranging from "Youth Outreach" ...
19 Jul, 2012
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Election Update: Twitter Bomb, Negativity, and Super PAC Spending
unPAC the 2012 Olympics fights to restore American unity by asking NBC not to run special interest political ads, including those from super PACs, during the 2012 Olympic Broadcast. http://www.unpac. ...
18 Jul, 2012
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Key to Swing State Voters: Stagnant vs Growing Economy
Credit: Purple Strategies Purple Poll July 2012In a new Purple Poll released today, voters in 12 swing states diverge dramatically on their views of the country's economic trajectory. This overwhelmi ...
16 Jul, 2012
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The Swing States Project #Election2012
Gearing up for the 2012 election, the Columbia Journalism Review has launched a project monitoring key swing states, covering the presidential candidates and media coverage of the election.& ...
12 Jul, 2012
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Debate Over Restrictive Voting Laws Intensifies
As the 2012 election nears, a new wave of restrictive voting laws takes center stage, drawing into question the power of these laws in suppressing voter turnout among minority groups.This year alone, ...
11 Jul, 2012
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Swing State Pennsylvania: The Key(stone)
The Keystone state was clearly nicknamed for its importance in the creation of our fine country, and swing state Pennsylvania will continue to play an imperative role in the upcoming election. Accordi ...
11 Jul, 2012
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