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With over 170 million active users, Twitter is becoming one of the fastest growing social networks online, with the power to communicate messages in just 140 characters or less. The importance of Twitter, however, goes beyond mere numbers and lies in the types of people using it and how. With politicians and leaders around the world using the social media site, the need for a team of experts to manage policy issues for the company emerged. In response to the growing need for a politics and gove

With over 170 million active users, Twitter is becoming one of the fastest growing social networks online, with the power to communicate messages in just 140 characters or less. The importance of Twitter, however, goes beyond mere numbers and lies in the types of people using it and how. With politicians and leaders around the world using the social media site, the need for a team of experts to manage policy issues for the company emerged. In response to the growing need for a politics and gove

Credit: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/aids/HealthcareReform.htm States will have now until December 14th to decide if they want to have a state run health insurance exchange or not. This extended deadline comes from the fact that many states have simply not yet made their decision. The Health Insurance Exchange is a key piece of Obama's health care reform, the Affordable Care Act, that should give health insurance to more than 30 millions uninsured Americans.  The Health Exchange provision

Photo: Susan Walsh, AP Nancy Pelosi announced that she would run for House Minority Leader again. She appeared with newly elected Democratic congresswomen at a press conference in Washington, D.C. this morning. “A picture is worth a thousand words,” she said to reporters. “This picture before you is worth millions of votes. Millions of women’s votes that it took to reelect President Barack Obama. Millions of women’s votes it took to elect a record number of female congresswomen…You are looking

With the 2012 election finally behind us, we all witnessed how divisive and partisan our political culture has gotten. Diversity of opinion is a defining and essential characteristic of democracy, but it does not have to divide us. This week on IVN, we will pay special attention to the new make-up of our political landscape and its implications on America's evolving political culture. Popular Articles on IVN 100 Ways Republicans Are Just Like DemocratsWhile there are certainly differences be

With the 2012 election finally behind us, we all witnessed how divisive and partisan our political culture has gotten. Diversity of opinion is a defining and essential characteristic of democracy, but it does not have to divide us. This week on IVN, we will pay special attention to the new make-up of our political landscape and its implications on America's evolving political culture. Popular Articles on IVN 100 Ways Republicans Are Just Like DemocratsWhile there are certainly differences be

Election Day produced some very close races. One in particular was decided by 0.4% of the vote which propelled Scott Peters ahead of Brian Bilbray to represent California's 52nd congressional district. We interviewed Congressman-elect Scott Peters to look back on the race, look forward to Congress, and talk about what to enjoy in San Diego. Mr. Peters let us know that he was, "doing well, just trying to take care of all the errands that are left since the campaign, it took all my time." The ra

The chief of the Mexican president-elect’s transition team, Luis Videgaray, has confirmed a meeting between Enrique Peña Nieto and President Barack Obama. Peña Nieto was elected in July and will take office on December 1. Likely topics of conversation will include the legalization of marijuana in the context of the drug war in Mexico and immigration reform. The leaders will meet on November 27 in Washington, DC and, although an official agenda has not been released, it is likely that the new Me

Photo: AP Photo In his first comments after his reelection, President Obama discussed his plan for the economy this afternoon in Washington, D.C. President Obama's comments on the economy highlighted the urgency and necessity for bipartisan solutions to the looming fiscal cliff and economic recovery as a whole. The president noted that his first and most important priorities are jobs and growth, and claimed he has a detailed plan that will reduce the deficit $4 trillion over the next ten years

The 2012 election cycle saw a record number of women elected to Congress. An all time high of 20 women were elected in the Senate, and at least 77 women in the House, with a few races left uncertain. For the past two years, the 2012 Project worked to ensure 20% of those elected to Congress in 2012 were women. The goal has been achieved in the Senate, with 20 female senators, but House of Representatives fell short in reaching its goal by ten women. (This number is uncertain as of today, since t