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Third Party Candidate Platforms Address Important Issues
Credit: wggb.comAs the November presidential election draws closer, Americans seem trapped between two choices for president, each belonging to increasingly polarized parties. While Obama and Romney ...
27 Sep, 2012
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Modern Depictions of Muslims in Pop Culture
Credit: NewsweekIn light of the recent and tragic attacks in Libya, it's important to examine the modern depictions of Muslims in pop culture and how they characterize, distinguish and perpetuate the ...
26 Sep, 2012
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Why Tuesday?
This year, it falls on November 6... which, as always, is a Tuesday. It's Election Day. But why does our election day fall on a Tuesday of all the days of the week? In a time when we ...
25 Sep, 2012
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Independent Voters Crucial In Wisconsin Senate Race
Credit: Dailykos.comA new Marquette University Law School poll shows Democratic US Representative Tammy Baldwin with a nine percentage point lead over former Governor Tommy Thom ...
22 Sep, 2012
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Callers Confused by Secretive Phone Polling Firm
Credit: CBSThe investigation into the mysterious public polling agency called Independent Voter Research continues. The organization has conducted several robocalls in various states. Some voters hav ...
19 Sep, 2012
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IARAA Economic Burden Vague and Indeterminable
Credit: businessinsider.comSenator Robert Portman (R-Ohio) has introduced the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act (IARAA) of 2012. Bill S.3468 creates an avenue whereby independent regulatory ...
18 Sep, 2012
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Utah's Online Voting System
In 2009, the US Senate passed the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act. The MOVE Act was an addition to the National Defense Authorization Act of that year and required states to ensure ...
14 Sep, 2012
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TPP Negotiations Divide Intellectual Property Debate
From SOPA, PIPA, to ACTA intellectual property issues have been a hot topic for discussion this year in American politics. But, the multi-national Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations und ...
13 Sep, 2012
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Callers Confused by Secretive Phone Polling Firm
Credit: CBSThe investigation into the mysterious public polling agency called Independent Voter Research continues. The organization has conducted several robocalls in various states. Some voters hav ...
11 Sep, 2012
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4 min read
Profile: Virgil Goode, Candidate for the Constitution Party
Credit: goodeforpresident2012.comVirgil Goode, a third party presidential candidate, is the nominee for the lesser known Constitution Party. He has ballot access is most states for the November elect ...
10 Sep, 2012
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