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The Presidential Primary is a Reality TV Show
We have all seen it, a slew of contestants vying for the attention and affection of an eligible suitor. Welcome to The Bachelor: U.S. Presidential Primary addition, where the contestants are candidate ...
11 Jun, 2015
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Why Hillary and the GOP Shouldn't Talk About Voting Rights
During a speech at Texas Southern University on Thursday, Hillary Clinton voiced her support for a number of reforms and policy changes to make voting easier and to expand voting rights, 3 of which st ...
09 Jun, 2015
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There is Bias in the Media... It's Just Not A Liberal Bias
Tige Richardson’s recent piece on the media’s dismissive attitude toward Bernie Sanders’ campaign is the latest evidence against the myth that there is a liberal or left-wing bias in the mainstream me ...
09 Jun, 2015
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Lindsey Graham: Everyone Is Welcome In My GOP... Unless Your Name is Paul
In an interview on CNN's State of the Union, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said anyone can find a place in the GOP, whether they are a staunch conservative or an environment ...
08 Jun, 2015
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Bipartisan Amendments Offer More Privacy Protections than USA Freedom Act
A bipartisan team of legislators have passed amendments with a goal of retaining privacy protections presumably lost with the passage of the USA Freedom Act.Republican U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie of Kent ...
08 Jun, 2015
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Here Are 5 News Stories Not About Caitlyn Jenner's New Boobs
The power of celebrity in America cannot be overstated. When a well-known celebrity (or even a not-so-well-known one) does something like try to run over a paparazzo with an ATV or alters their person ...
05 Jun, 2015
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College Professors Are Scared to Death of their Students
Professor "Edward Schlosser" (a pseudonym) wrote a thought-provoking article for Vox on Wednesday about the role identity politics plays in the college environment and how that role has changed dramat ...
05 Jun, 2015
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Find The Good and Praise It: Highlighting Nonpartisan Organizations That Put Voters ahead of Parties
Denver, Colo. -- Across the country, independent/nonpartisan organizations committed to fundamental political reform and equal rights for every voter are hard at work fighting the good fight on a wide ...
04 Jun, 2015
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Opinion: You Shouldn't Have To Join A Party to Vote in Primaries
We do not get our right to vote because we are white, black, gay, straight, male, female, conservative, liberal, a member of a private organization or any other criteria other than what makes us Ameri ...
29 May, 2015
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When The Levee Breaks: Why Partisan Politics Threatens People's Lives
“You didn’t see the other sign that they have? ‘We don’t like big government… until we like big government.'” - Rand Paul, May 26, 2015U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was specifically talking about Rep ...
28 May, 2015
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