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DEA Investigation Tactics May Violate the Sixth Amendment
Credit: Newscom / csmonitor.comThe Drug Enforcement Agency is using data in criminal investigations collected from the NSA, FBI, CIA, IRS, and the Department of Homeland Security, according to a repo ...
28 Aug, 2013
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Over Half a Million Immigrants Apply for Deferred Action under DACA
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process came into effect June 15, 2012 under the oversight of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The Obama administration initiated DA ...
26 Aug, 2013
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Independent Voters to Testify at Philadelphia Public Hearings.
Independent Pennsylvanians, part of the national IndependentVoting.org network, will be on hand to testify at the upcoming public hearing of President Obama’s Commission on Election Administrati ...
23 Aug, 2013
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DOD Joins VA and Academics to Combat TBI, PTSD, and Suicide among Veterans
Image credit: defense.govLeaders from across the Department of Defense and Veteran's Administration came together last week at the Military Health System Research Symposium to discuss the state of men ...
22 Aug, 2013
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Beyond the Headlines: The Week of August 13, 2013
Dear IVN Readers,While much of the mainstream media is covering the same old stories with tired talking points, check out some of the discussions on IVN, like:The Alternative Minimum Tax is ...
13 Aug, 2013
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Does Money Buy Happiness?
Rule number one in effective communication is to establish the relevancy of the topic to the audience. Why should they care? How does it affect their quality of life?Truthful accounting might do just ...
18 Jul, 2013
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College Degree Programs Should Account for Realities of Labor Market
credit: University of GeorgiaIf states are to rebuild and retool their economies, they must establish innovative and cost-effective solutions to increase student access to public colleges and univers ...
15 Jul, 2013
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After SCOTUS Ruling, ACLU Sues 3 States over Same-Sex Marriage Bans
Two weeks after key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, the American Civil Liberties Union announced it would pursue a lawsuit against Pennsylvania, North ...
15 Jul, 2013
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Strong Second Quarter Fundraising For Congressional Incumbents
credit: thv11.comThe 2014 midterm election is more than a year away. Nevertheless, congressional incumbents have been busy gearing up for the ever-longer campaign season. The fundraising deadline for ...
09 Jul, 2013
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As US Weapons Arrive, Syrian Christians Face Violence
(Credit: PressTV.ir)As the US prepares to begin directly providing arms to rebels fighting the government of President Bashar al-Assad, one of the country's religious minorities faces increasing amou ...
01 Jul, 2013
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