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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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Rand Paul and Ron Paul Divided on Election Strategy in Miss. Senate Race
Politico reports that U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has decided to stay out of the Mississippi U.S. Senate primary runoff race between state Senator Chris McDaniel and U.S. Senator Thad Cochran. The ...
10 Jun, 2014
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VA Scandal One More Problem of Accountability for Obama Administration
The hits just keep coming for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. For weeks, stories of the deplorable policies and procedures in place at VA Medical Centers across the country have continued to ...
20 May, 2014
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7 Things You Need to Know About the Wisconsin Voter ID Decision
A national discussion regarding the state of civil rights in the U.S. exploded after racial comments made by Clippers owner Donald Sterling were made public, followed by news that he has been banned f ...
02 May, 2014
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Illinois' 17th Congressional District to be Decided by Independents
In Illinois' 17th Congressional District, a re-match is set which may help determine the balance of power in the House of Representatives.Stretching from Rockford in north central Illinois, extending ...
31 Mar, 2014
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Delaware, Vermont Not Likely to Send a Woman to Congress in 2014
In Rebecca Traister’s fantastic book, Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women, she identified 2008 as a truly groundbreaking year. It was the year that a woman won ...
26 Mar, 2014
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Feds Give Research on Medical Marijuana and PTSD Green Light
A study that would explore the possible benefits of marijuana for those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder got a huge green light from the federal government.The research project, headed by Dr. ...
20 Mar, 2014
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Iowa Could Send Its First Woman to Congress; Slim Prospects in Mississippi
Last week, I wrote about gender parity by state in the U.S. Congress. One of the more astounding facts from that research was that the United States ranks 77th in the world by percentage of legislativ ...
20 Mar, 2014
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Bridging the Gender Gap: 4 States Have Yet to Send a Woman to Congress
With International Women’s Day this past weekend, across the world there were displays of support for women. In Montevideo, Uruguay, the government dedicated a stamp to Luisa Cuesta, who has fought fo ...
11 Mar, 2014
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A More Inclusive Presidential Primary Would Motivate Voters to Participate
It seems that in every cycle there is debate about which states should hold the first presidential primary elections. Some state always seems to try to jump ahead of Iowa and New Hampshire. Since 1972 ...
13 Feb, 2014
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