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Independent Greg Orman Says We Need Real Problem Solvers in Washington
United States Senate seats from Kansas have comprised of a constant stream of Republican politicians since George McGill (D) lost his re-election bid in 1938. Kansas is considered, at least in nationa ...
30 Jun, 2014
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Senate Candidate Kevin Terrell Says Minnesotans Are His Only Special Interest
Editor's note: This article has been updated from the original published draft. The article said Mr. Terrell has first-hand experience with Somalia suspects. This is not the case, and the article has ...
26 Jun, 2014
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Bipartisan Policy Center Releases Plan to Improve Democracy in America
What does the Bipartisan Policy Center have in common with the Berlin Wall, 9/11, the First Amendment, and the Civil Rights Movement? They all represent major news stories important enough to be featu ...
25 Jun, 2014
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20,000 New Republican Voters Made All The Difference in Eric Cantor's Defeat
On June 10, 2014, 55 percent of 65,000 voters from more than 700,000 residents in the seventh district of Virginia cast ballots in an open primary with one question. By an 11-point margin, they soundl ...
16 Jun, 2014
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Rand Paul and Ron Paul Divided on Election Strategy in Miss. Senate Race
Politico reports that U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has decided to stay out of the Mississippi U.S. Senate primary runoff race between state Senator Chris McDaniel and U.S. Senator Thad Cochran. The ...
10 Jun, 2014
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In CA-31, Democrats Nearly Repeat 2012 Mistake in Primary
History almost repeated itself in California’s 31st Congressional District. In 2010, California voters approved a nonpartisan, top-two open primary system whereby qualifying candidates of any politica ...
09 Jun, 2014
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Drug War History Leaves Costly Legacy on Justice System
. Twelve percent of those arrests were for drug-related crimes, the highest fraction of any category of crimes.Throughout the history of the drug war, state and federal law enforcement agencies h ...
30 May, 2014
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A Brief History of Veterans Affairs: 1781 to the Bonus Army
When discussing how our nation treats its veterans, the logical starting point is 1781 with the disbanding of the Continental Army after the Revolutionary War. Elaborate promises were made to both off ...
30 May, 2014
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Rep. Peters: More States Should Adopt Nonpartisan Elections to Reduce Partisanship
California’s top-two primary system, put into place in 2010 by the voter-approved Proposition 14, is in effect for the first time in a gubernatorial election year. Eric McGhee, Public Policy Institute ...
29 May, 2014
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California Candidates Defend Individual Voter Rights and Top-Two Primary
In 2010, California voters passed the nonpartisan, "top-two open primary" initiative. The initiative fundamentally changed the purpose of primary elections from one conducted for the purpose of electi ...
28 May, 2014
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