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Olympia Snowe: The Path to Ending Political Divisiveness in DC
Spoiler alert: That's one of the concluding remarks in former Senator Olympia Snowe's recent book, Fighting for Common Ground. Tired of government stalemate, congressional inaction, and the declining ...
19 Mar, 2014
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Britt Hysen: Millennials Will Change the Face of Politics in America
Millennials have been a major driving force in politics, especially in recent presidential elections. Since 2008, about half of voters under 30 went to the polls, making up nearly one-fifth of the tot ...
18 Mar, 2014
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Despite Voter Losses, California Democrats Remain Optimistic in 2014
Political observers know that California has been a reliable national stronghold for the Democratic Party for over a decade. The party boasts two U.S. senators, over 70 percent of the state's congress ...
10 Mar, 2014
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Is the Birthright to Freedom Completely Protected in the U.S.?
In an article, titled "Do The American People Have Freedom?," IVN contributor Michael Hoang introduced the notion that freedom is about belonging to a "mother nation" and being harmonious with the oth ...
28 Feb, 2014
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It's Not About Parties, It's About Voters: An Argument for Open Primaries in Washington, DC
Occasionally, an editorial from another publication will catch my eye while looking through Google about how independents are either a myth or nothing more than "political hipsters." In a recent op-ed ...
12 Feb, 2014
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Executive Orders Used to Highlight Congressional Dysfunction, Experts Say
President Obama promised to take action on issues ranging from minimum wage to the environment during his recent State of the Union address.Some Republicans are protesting this, as they have protested ...
07 Feb, 2014
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Voter ID Is Not About Fraud; It Is About Voter Suppression
On January 16, Gene Berardelli wrote an article for IVN titled, "Hard evidence supports the need for Voter ID laws." While this is a common argument among proponents of voter ID, the existence of har ...
05 Feb, 2014
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The 5 States Most Likely To Legalize Marijuana Next
Alaska Far away from the mainland United States, Alaska is a conservative, red state, but with a libertarian, live-and-let-live hue and a history of openness toward marijuana.In order to get marijuana ...
29 Jan, 2014
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No Labels: A Shared Vision for a Stronger Two-Party System
Editor's Note: This is a book review and the opinions expressed herein are the author's."No Labels stands for something vitally important— and utterly commonsense. It stands for the basic principle th ...
27 Jan, 2014
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On Consumer Privacy, Many Companies Have a Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy
Ask yourself this question; if a merchant I do business with had a major security breach involving my credit card data, would they tell me? The answer is probably no. At least, not right away.
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24 Jan, 2014
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