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NYPD Spying Operation Uncovered
News broke this morning that an NYPD spying operation was conducted in New Brunswick, NJ focused on Muslim Rutgers students. The civil police force was outside of its jurisdiction, but argues that the ...
25 Jul, 2012
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Comic Con Special: Politics & Superheroes
Comic Con roars into San Diego this week for a three day fantasy, comic, video game and cinema bonanza. The famous annual conference dedicated to anything geek will run from Thursday, July 12th throug ...
13 Jul, 2012
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5 Memorable Moments from Governors Past & Present [VIDEO]
This weekend, the National Governors Association (NGA) will be meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia. The NGA is an annual meeting of current governors from all fifty U.S. states and five U.S. Terri ...
13 Jul, 2012
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Chris Christie's Drug War Remarks Belie His Solutions
As recently reported, New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie did what so many politicians are still unwilling to do: He called the War on Drugs a failure. In a speech at the Brookings Institution, Chris ...
12 Jul, 2012
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie: War on Drugs "A Failure"
Touting a new mandatory treatment program for non-violent drug offenders in the state of New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie is the latest high-ranking US government official to condemn the decades-lo ...
11 Jul, 2012
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Quotable Gov. Chris Christie Hits Nail on Head
Speaking at Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., on Monday, the New Jersey governor said:“We shouldn’t be listening to political consultants whispering in our ears, ‘Say as little as possible,’ we ...
10 Jul, 2012
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10 Interesting Facts About the US Military You Didn't Know
The United States’ Military and Department of Defense make up a huge portion of our country’s expenditures and has greatly influenced our government and citizens. Many Americans, however, don't know t ...
30 Jun, 2012
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Veepstakes: Vital Statistics for Top 10 Frontrunners
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, has yet to announce the selection of his vice president candidate. Such an announcement is not expected before the Republican National Convent ...
27 Jun, 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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Ron Paul "Supporters'" Flawed Lawsuit Against the RNC
In terms of bizarre twists, last week, a lawsuit was filed in United States District Court for the Central District of California – entitled Delegates To The Republican National Convention vs. Republi ...
22 Jun, 2012
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