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How Many Republicans is George Soros Backing in November?
How Many Republicans is George Soros Backing in November?
Soros Fund Management, the private investment management fund of George Soros, is generally very "left-leaning" and supportive of Democratic candidates, but sometimes the far-left financiers of the So ...
19 Sep, 2018
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Iowa News Groups Dodge Questions over Libertarian's Dubious Debate Exclusion
Iowa News Groups Dodge Questions over Libertarian's Dubious Debate Exclusion
I recently experienced what was undoubtedly the most depressing experience of my journalistic career. I'm used to being stonewalled with half-answers by politicians, but I never expected to get the sa ...
19 Sep, 2018
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5 min read
Courts to Hear Legal Challenge to Electoral College
Courts to Hear Legal Challenge to Electoral College
What can be done to improve the way we elect our president? The current system, where nearly every state gives all of its electoral votes to whatever candidate wins that state, is nonsensical. It thro ...
18 Sep, 2018
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The Shortlist: 4 Contenders to Take on Trump in 2020
The Shortlist: 4 Contenders to Take on Trump in 2020
We are just over two years away from the election night 2020, and we are now around the time where campaign teams are beginning to form, and front-runners are beginning to emerge. President Donald Tru ...
17 Sep, 2018
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8 min read
Judge Strips Ambitious Anti-Corruption Amendment from Missouri Ballot
Judge Strips Ambitious Anti-Corruption Amendment from Missouri Ballot
Update 9/17/18:  State Senator Rob Schaaf (R-St. Joseph), former State Senator Jim Lembke (R-Lemay) and former State Senator Bob Johnson (R-Lee's Summit) joined Common Cause in filing an ami ...
14 Sep, 2018
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3 min read
Fake News? Independent Candidate Gets Curious Coverage from Kansas City Star
Fake News? Independent Candidate Gets Curious Coverage from Kansas City Star
Running a campaign outside the two-party apparatus is not easy. I have reported on the many barriers in place that are hostile to independent and third party candidates even launching a campaign.Howev ...
12 Sep, 2018
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5 Lawsuits That Could Change U.S. Health Care
5 Lawsuits That Could Change U.S. Health Care
Malpractice lawsuits happen every day, and most people don't think twice about them until they're the subject of one. In most cases, these lawsuits only affect the individuals involved, but in rare ca ...
12 Sep, 2018
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Unrigging The System: How Voters Can Reclaim Their Power This November
Unrigging The System: How Voters Can Reclaim Their Power This November
Political reformers across America are paying close attention to key elections on November 6. But their focus is not on candidates or political parties. It’s about how Americans vote on ballot measure ...
12 Sep, 2018
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3 min read
Obama Speaks: Party Politician or Community Organizer?
Obama Speaks: Party Politician or Community Organizer?
I greatly admire and appreciate moving, memorable speeches, and former President Barack Obama has given many. Some of his most powerful have been when he stepped outside of his role as a politici ...
10 Sep, 2018
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5 min read
OPINION: An Independent's Role in the Health Care Debate
OPINION: An Independent's Role in the Health Care Debate
Over the last 15 to 20 years, health care has gone through quite a few changes. Drastic government initiatives for health insurance mainly started with President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Social Security Ac ...
05 Sep, 2018
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