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Voter Registration Modernization Makes Process Easier
The voter registration process in America had remained relatively stolid, unaltered, and outdated until technology advanced enough for its progression. With the advent of the internet, automated datab ...
12 Oct, 2012
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At Debate, Romney Plays for Independents and Moderates
Credit: Gage SkidmoreThere is little unanimity in American politics, but one instance is that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the first presidential debate last week in Denver.Fred Barn ...
07 Oct, 2012
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Bipartisan Cooperation Reduces Ohio Drug Penalties
In a bipartisan effort to abate overcrowding in state prisons, Ohio’s Senate Bill 337 went into effect last week, reducing Ohio drug penalties and giving convicted felons a second chanc ...
06 Oct, 2012
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Raglan Public House Caters to "Yanks": No Ketchup Necessary
A good burger/beer combo is not exactly a rare find in San Diego, but the places that do it right tend to build up an almost cult following. Throw a beach community into the mix, some New Zealan ...
04 Oct, 2012
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Obama Surges, But Without Independent Voters in Swing States
Photo: Gage SkidmoreMainstream media buzzed Wednesday morning with news of the latest Quinnipiac poll results in the key swing states of Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The newest polls find Preside ...
26 Sep, 2012
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Why Tuesday?
This year, it falls on November 6... which, as always, is a Tuesday. It's Election Day. But why does our election day fall on a Tuesday of all the days of the week? In a time when we ...
25 Sep, 2012
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Independent Voters Crucial In Wisconsin Senate Race
Credit: Dailykos.comA new Marquette University Law School poll shows Democratic US Representative Tammy Baldwin with a nine percentage point lead over former Governor Tommy Thom ...
22 Sep, 2012
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Denied Gary Johnson Ballot access
Photo: © Caleb LongThis November, Gary Johnson will appear on the ballot in forty-seven states as the Libertarian Party presidential nominee. Oklahoma will not be among those states. Last week, the O ...
21 Sep, 2012
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What Is the Fiscal Cliff and How Will It Affect the US?
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Author: Florian HirzingerWhat is the fiscal cliff?The fiscal cliff is a set of automatic spending cuts and tax increases that will take effect in January 2013. The Bush tax ...
19 Sep, 2012
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IARAA Economic Burden Vague and Indeterminable
Credit: businessinsider.comSenator Robert Portman (R-Ohio) has introduced the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act (IARAA) of 2012. Bill S.3468 creates an avenue whereby independent regulatory ...
18 Sep, 2012
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