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Defense Budget Debate Comes to the Beltway
This week is expected to give way to a lengthy discussion on the impending defense budget cuts via sequestration, as part of the federal budget deficit negotiations of 2011. The threat of automatic cu ...
16 Jul, 2012
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New Bill Would Create Intellectual Property Czar
Rep. Lamar Smith, Republican sponsor of the new IPAA bill. Credit: deathandtaxesmag.comThis year, supporters of digital rights and internet freedom have achieved a number of significant political vic ...
16 Jul, 2012
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Electoral College
As the primary season for the 2012 election has ended, all sides are now focused on the general election and the march to Election Day in November. On that day, millions of Americans will go to ...
14 Jul, 2012
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie: War on Drugs "A Failure"
Touting a new mandatory treatment program for non-violent drug offenders in the state of New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie is the latest high-ranking US government official to condemn the decades-lo ...
11 Jul, 2012
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Quotable Gov. Chris Christie Hits Nail on Head
Speaking at Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., on Monday, the New Jersey governor said:“We shouldn’t be listening to political consultants whispering in our ears, ‘Say as little as possible,’ we ...
10 Jul, 2012
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Colorado Voters Have a Vibrant Independent Streak
Colorado is leading the way concerning several policies, and may eventually be a good model for other states for how to take divisive issues and hold positive and creative dialogue among the stakehold ...
10 Jul, 2012
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Rep. Issa: Senior DOJ Officials Knew About Fast and Furious
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / User: CoolcaesarAfter the recent Contempt of Congress citation of Attorney General Eric Holder, the debate over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BAT ...
06 Jul, 2012
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10 Interesting Facts About the US Military You Didn't Know
The United States’ Military and Department of Defense make up a huge portion of our country’s expenditures and has greatly influenced our government and citizens. Many Americans, however, don't know t ...
30 Jun, 2012
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Aging Vermont Yankee Nuke Target of Shutdown Protest July 1
In a perfect world, the Vermont Yankee Nuclear power plant would have shut down on schedule last March, the decommissioning fund would have been fully funded, and everyone in Vermont would be living g ...
30 Jun, 2012
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Politicians & Social Media: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
The overwhelmingly popular emergence of social media has created an additional layer of transparency in the political world. Facebook and Twitter, two of the most popular social networking sites, have ...
29 Jun, 2012
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