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IndependentVoting.org Hopes to Assist Obama's Election Commission
constantcontact.comThe largest organization of independent voters in the country, New York City-based IndependentVoting.org, hosted a national conference call with over 150 attendees Tuesday, June 25 ...
27 Jun, 2013
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When Is Minority Participation Representation, and When Is It Tokenism?
In Minnesota, the recent decision which overturns the congressional affirmation of the provisions of the Voting Rights Act from the 1960s provoked an inappropriate tweet from a democrat in the state l ...
26 Jun, 2013
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SCOTUS Voting Rights Decision Tests Boundaries of Judicial Review
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The measure in question, designed to protect minority voters from discrimination, was rul ...
25 Jun, 2013
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Wanted: Midwest Republicans for Senate in 2014
Congressman Mike Rogers has become the latest Midwestern GOP House member to pass on an open Senate seat race.In the Midwest, it is becoming difficult to find high-profile Republicans for Senate race ...
18 Jun, 2013
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Immigration Reform Has Largely Become an Electoral Issue for Lawmakers
Ryan Rodrick Beiler / Shutterstock.comOptimism in Washington, D.C. over the prospects of passing immigration reform remains high. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-N.V.) announced debat ...
05 Jun, 2013
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Progress Toward Equality
The Favorable Winds of PrideI've spent most of the morning watching the House of Lords in Great Britain debate same-sex marriage. The legislation has already passed the House of Commons and is n ...
04 Jun, 2013
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California Student Loan Debt In Better Shape Than Nation
Credit: nyunews.comStudent loan debt has totalled $1.1 trillion nationwide and many college graduates struggle to pay these loans back. The federal government is rushing to find a solution to the int ...
24 May, 2013
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Credibility of Mark Zuckerberg's PAC Plummets as Donors Jump Ship
Credit: nbcbayarea.comMark Zuckerberg's 501(c)(4) organization, FWD.us, took another political blow last week when two key donors publicly left the super PAC. Focused on the expansion of the H1-B vis ...
15 May, 2013
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Independents Dissatisfied With Direction of United States
Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.comA Gallup Poll released Tuesday examined the attitudes of over 1,500 voters residing in all 50 states and Washington D.C. by asking the question, "In general, are you ...
15 May, 2013
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House GOP to Set Student Loan Interest Rates to the Market
zimmytws / Shutterstock.comWASHINGTON, D.C. -- House Republicans released a bill last week to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling by permanently setting them according to the markets, a ...
13 May, 2013
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