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Peters and DeMaio Find Common Ground At Open San Diego
While the race for California’s 52nd Congressional District is gaining national notoriety for the heated contest between incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D) and Carl DeMaio (R), the two candidates to ...
22 Oct, 2014
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'Fixed Political Convictions' are Hurting Kansas Schools
According to a recent report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a think tank based in Washington, D.C., Kansas had the fourth biggest drop in per-student funding (total dollar amo ...
21 Oct, 2014
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Mass. Independent Candidate Chris Stockwell Lays Out Full Platform in New E-Book
Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District comprises a wide swath of the North Shore of Boston, an eclectic mix of wealthy, exclusive towns, working class areas, and fishing villages. Rich in history, ...
21 Oct, 2014
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5 min read
Report: Female Veterans Face Serious Challenges When Returning Home
A new report released late last month by Disabled American Veterans (DAV) indicates that female veterans feel left out of programs aimed at aiding veterans of recent conflicts. More women than ev ...
10 Oct, 2014
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4 min read
Tax-Exempt Political Parties Have Money and Resources to Keep Elections Rigged
Nonprofits have been in the news lately, and it isn’t necessarily because of the good they’re doing.For starters, more than 412,000 people have signed a Change.org petition to revoke the National Foot ...
08 Oct, 2014
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4 min read
Gay Marriage Rights Extended in 5 States after SCOTUS Rejects Appeals
The Associated Press reports that the Supreme Court on Monday rejected to hear the appeals of 5 states in an effort to keep their bans on same-sex marriage. Marriage rights will immediately ...
06 Oct, 2014
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1 min read
Prize-Linked Savings Accounts: Getting Americans Invested In Their Own Future
According to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL), lotteries drew in $78 billion and doled out $19 billion in 2012. Lotteries have not slowed down in recent ye ...
03 Oct, 2014
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3 min read
Calif. Assembly Candidate Bill Dodd Weighs In on Top-Two, Water Issues
In an interview for IVN, Bill Dodd (D), candidate for California's Assembly District 4, discussed his experience running in the state's new nonpartisan, top-two open primary.Assembly District 4 i ...
25 Sep, 2014
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2 min read
The New Face of Poverty in America: Service Members and Veterans
As service members approach the looming fiscal year with uncertainty, a recent survey from Feeding America found that a quarter of the families that their food banks serve are military families a ...
22 Sep, 2014
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3 min read
Independent Greg Orman Challenges Sen Roberts' Voting Record in First Debate
The first debate in the Kansas race for U.S. Senate was held at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Kansas on Saturday. In the first face-to-face meeting, Republican incumbent Pat Roberts continued h ...
09 Sep, 2014
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2 min read