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What Happens if the Highway Trust Fund Gets Too Low?
By the time Dwight David Eisenhower became president of the United States, he had already secured historical immortality as the supreme commander of the victorious Allied Forces in the Second World Wa ...
15 Jul, 2014
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IVN Daily Digest -- July 9, 2014
1. An opinion piece in the News Leader argues that Virginia should not indulge partisan calls to close the state's primaries after Eric Cantor lost his seat.Interestingly enough, one of the biggest na ...
09 Jul, 2014
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Lobbyists Spend over $3 Billion a Year to Influence Legislation
In American folklore, it is President Grant who coined the term “lobbyists” to designate those influence peddlers who attempted to bribe him with whiskey and cigars during his jaunts to the Willard Ho ...
01 Jul, 2014
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Team USA and The Power to Bridge a Divided Nation
The partisan fracturing of American politics is a topic of frequent debate and discussion. Politics is becoming increasingly personal, and antipathy between ideologies is on the rise. As activist ...
20 Jun, 2014
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'Scooby Doo' Leads Black GOTV Operation in Mississippi Senate Race
A Democratic operative is working with the Mississippi Conservative PAC to rally support for incumbent U.S Senator Thad Cochran (R), who is in a heated primary runoff race against Mississippi state Se ...
17 Jun, 2014
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Keystone May Be A Bigger Election Issue Than Some Realize
It’s no secret that the Keystone issue is a political powder keg. Neither is it a secret that it’s a controversial topic pitting two traditional foes: environmentalists versus big oil. Very murky ...
13 Jun, 2014
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How Health Concerns Historically Have Played a Role in Elections
Any time we read about Chris Christie's weight loss exploits, it is always tied to his presumed attempt at the 2016 presidential race. After shedding over 85 pounds, he would not even come close to Ta ...
06 Jun, 2014
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Edward Snowden: A Modern Patriot
As the Edward Snowden interview with Brian Williams concluded, Snowden stated that he is comfortable with his actions of divulging the NSA’s information gathering program. After watching the interview ...
05 Jun, 2014
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More Republican Governors Accept Court Rulings on Gay Marriage
Demonstrating a national sea change in views toward same-sex marriage, Pennsylvania is the latest state to see its ban on same-sex marriage ruled unconstitutional in federal court. This time the law w ...
02 Jun, 2014
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Howorth, Allen Among Field of SD-26 Candidates Who Support Top-Two Primary
Going into the California primary on June 3, the race for state Senate District 26 went from one of the least competitive districts in the state to one of the most competitive thanks to the nonpartisa ...
28 May, 2014
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