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US Senate Candidate Kurt Bills Struggles Against Incumbent
(Minnesota Public Radio / Mark Zdechlik)In Minnesota, a state that hasn't voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1972, state representative and US Senate candidate Kurt Bills is challeng ...
09 Sep, 2012
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Casino Expansion Bill for Chicago Stirs Policy Struggle
Credit: E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago TribuneGovernor Pat Quinn recently vetoed a casino expansion bill in Illinois, which was heavily supported by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Quinn's reasoning: there ...
06 Sep, 2012
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San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro DNC Speech Excerpts
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will deliver the keynote address on Tuesday evening at the 2012 Democratic ConventionThe Democratic National Convention Committee released the following excerpts of Sa ...
04 Sep, 2012
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Texas Officials Look To Save Redistricting Maps, Voter ID
Some Texas lawmakers returned from the Republican National Convention after the state suffered a bad week in federal court. Texas was found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 n ...
03 Sep, 2012
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Texas Redistricting Maps and Voter ID Appealed
Some Texas lawmakers returned from the Republican National Convention after the state suffered a bad week in federal court. Texas was found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 n ...
03 Sep, 2012
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4 min read
Gary Johnson and the 2012 Election
I will be voting for Gary Johnson. In this election, even more so than in other elections, the two establishment candidates could not be more alike on crucial issues. Yet, the refrain from c ...
31 Aug, 2012
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U.S. District Court Rejects Texas Voter ID Law
A federal court on Thursday upheld the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to block a Texas voter ID law passed by the 82nd Texas Legislature. This is the second time in less than a week a thre ...
31 Aug, 2012
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Study: In-person Voter Fraud is Virtually Non-Existent
Credit: npr.orgA new study of voter fraud over the last twelve years finds that, though cases of such fraud can indeed be found throughout the United States, they are “infinitesimal” in number, and t ...
29 Aug, 2012
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2012 Republican National Convention Speeches Day 1 [VIDEO]
Here are full videos of notable speakers delivering 2012 Republican National Convention speeches on the gathering's first official day of activities. Among those who spoke were Saratoga Springs, Utah ...
29 Aug, 2012
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Texas Redistricting Maps Infringe On Voting Rights, Court Says
Credit: texaswatchdog.orgThe 2010 U.S. Census showed that the population of Texas grew by over 4.2 million since the last census in 2000. That is a 20.6% increase over ten years. As a result, the sta ...
29 Aug, 2012
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4 min read