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Gun Control and the Right to Bear Arms
Gun Control and the Right to Bear Arms
Nothing can get the American people more riled up than gun control and the Second Amendment.  You are either for or against the right to bear arms.  The US Supreme Court has ruled countless ...
24 Aug, 2012
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8 min read
The Road to 270 Electoral Votes in 2012
The Road to 270 Electoral Votes in 2012
Credit: realclearpolitics.comThe presidential race is won by obtaining 270 of the 538 votes in the Electoral College. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney are campaigning relen ...
24 Aug, 2012
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4 min read
Pennsylvania Drops Plans for Online Voter Registration
Pennsylvania Drops Plans for Online Voter Registration
Photo: sfcitizen.comThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, expected to be an important swing state in 2012, has made headlines all week for a controversial voter ID law backed by the state's Republicans. ...
18 Aug, 2012
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2 min read
The Paul Ryan Bump in Four Swing States
The Paul Ryan Bump in Four Swing States
Credit: purplestrategies.comNot another Paul Ryan story! Those in-tune with the political debate might be thinking that, but the selection does pose an interesting dynamic.Since he was selected as th ...
17 Aug, 2012
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3 min read
Las Vegas Makes an End Run to Get More Colorado River Water
Las Vegas Makes an End Run to Get More Colorado River Water
Hoover Dam near Las Vegas. Credit: commons.wikimedia.orgThe politics of Colorado River water rival those of Northern Ireland and Lebanon for complexity, opaqueness to outsiders, and rivalries going b ...
15 Aug, 2012
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2 min read
Social Spotlight: Rep. Jared Polis
Social Spotlight: Rep. Jared Polis
As part of our effort to report on social media trends, tools, and technology, we will be periodically recognizing politicians, candidates, and political organizations who are utilizing social media i ...
10 Aug, 2012
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2 min read
Presidential Campaign Ads of 2012: The Score So Far
Presidential Campaign Ads of 2012: The Score So Far
Another week of the presidential campaign cycle, another wave of campaign ads hitting airwaves. The media teams of Obama for America and Romney for President have traded barbs all summer long, with no ...
10 Aug, 2012
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4 min read
Mass Shootings in 2012
Mass Shootings in 2012
Mass Shootings in 2012: A Google Map PerspectiveFollowing the shooting attack in Wisconsin and last month's massacre in Colorado, I felt it would be interesting to show how many shootings have been de ...
09 Aug, 2012
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1 min read
New California Bill Proposes Tracking Ammunition Sales
New California Bill Proposes Tracking Ammunition Sales
Legislation requiring law enforcement notification of ammunition sales of more than 1,000 rounds was introduced by California state lawmakers on Wednesday.Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), Ass ...
09 Aug, 2012
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2 min read
United Under Rings
United Under Rings
They came.  They saw.  They conquered.  The world met in London.  Athletes competed while under a flag of five rings... one for each continent (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia/Ocea ...
09 Aug, 2012
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