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PBS Educates Voters Nationwide on Restrictive Voting Laws with 'Ballot Watch'
The 2014 midterm elections are less than a month away and the GOP is poised to seize a majority in the Senate, though that would require winning some close races. Some are expected to come down to jus ...
09 Oct, 2014
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Republicans and Democrats Both Losing Battleground States
Abysmal congressional approval ratings have become the norm in our hyper-partisan political environment and government dysfunction is now cited as the most pressing issue facing our nation. Problem so ...
01 Oct, 2014
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To Fix The Economy, We Need to Treat the Disease -- Not The Symptoms
If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of currency, first by inflation , then by deflation , the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the peo ...
19 Sep, 2014
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Feds Say Cannabis Has No Medicinal Value While Holding Patent for Medicinal Cannabis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuX9y0hiqWEIn his latest video for the Truth in Media project, Ben Swann takes a closer took at the medicinal benefits of CBD oil, which has already been proven to preve ...
16 Sep, 2014
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How We Can Revitalize Politics by Teaching Character
Ronald Reagan was known for the jar of jellybeans he kept on his desk in the oval office, offering them to dignitaries and other White House visitors."You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by ...
15 Sep, 2014
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2 States, D.C. to Let Voters Decide Fate of Marijuana Legalization
A plume is haunting America -- the plume of legal marijuana. The November ballots of two states, Oregon and Alaska, and the District of Columbia will include initiatives to legalize recreational marij ...
31 Jul, 2014
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A Brief Overview of the American Voting System
...measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of an interested and overbearing majority. --James Madison, ...
30 Jul, 2014
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Does All-Mail Voting Have an Impact on Voter Turnout?
Three states -- Colorado, Oregon, and Washington state -- have all-mail voting systems in place, but if recent history is any guide, they will soon be joined by other states like California, Arizona, ...
25 Jul, 2014
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IVN Daily Digest -- July 24, 2014
1. Illinois Times runs op-ed saying open primaries and redistricting reform would help ease partisan gridlock in Washington."Open primaries would help moderate the nation’s politics, as would bipartis ...
24 Jul, 2014
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5 States with New Absentee Ballot Rules Voters Need to Know
As the 2014 general election season comes into view, absentee voters in some states will participate in the voting process under new rules. Here’s a rundown of new absentee ballot rules for Colorado, ...
23 Jul, 2014
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