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Grassroots Could Topple Big Money in Texas Senate Race
Credit: texastribune.orgThe Texas senate race will come down to the winner of the July 31st GOP runoff election between Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz. ...
18 Jul, 2012
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Useful Tips for Writing on IVN.us
We enjoy having you at IVN.us! We're constantly under development here in an effort to provide the best platform for open communication that we can. If you have questions, concerns, or just see someth ...
13 Jul, 2012
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5 Memorable Moments from Governors Past & Present [VIDEO]
This weekend, the National Governors Association (NGA) will be meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia. The NGA is an annual meeting of current governors from all fifty U.S. states and five U.S. Terri ...
13 Jul, 2012
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Texas Tops CNBC List of Top States for Business
Texas has once again topped CNBC's list of best states for business, a list the Lone Star state has been topping since the network began ranking the states in 2007. Utah came in second, for most condu ...
12 Jul, 2012
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Voter Suppression, By the Numbers
This election, an estimated five million eligible voters will be disenfranchised from the political process due to new voter identification laws. These de-facto voter suppression laws not only make it ...
12 Jul, 2012
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What State Nullification of \Obamacare\ Really Means
In each presidency there is a watershed moment. For some, it is a positive triumph that defines the presidency. Wartime presidents like Lincoln and FDR cemented their legacy by leading the nation to v ...
12 Jul, 2012
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What State Nullification of "Obamacare" Really Means
In each presidency there is a watershed moment. For some, it is a positive triumph that defines the presidency. Wartime presidents like Lincoln and FDR cemented their legacy by leading the nation to v ...
12 Jul, 2012
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Texas Defends Voter ID Law in Court
This week the state of Texas is arguing its case in support of the state's new voter ID law in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The law, which was passed last year, requires voters ...
11 Jul, 2012
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Numbers for Cellphone Wiretaps by Government Don't Add Up
[Yesterday], I wrote about an important New York Times report revealing, for the first time ever, the astonishing scale of government surveillance of cell phone users. In response to queries from Rep. ...
10 Jul, 2012
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Texas: Sixth State To Say No Thanks To Medicaid Expansion
Governor Rick Perry of Texas joins a list of growing states who say they will refuse to implement Medicaid expansion in their states. The one-time presidential hopeful stated yesterday, “If anyone was ...
10 Jul, 2012
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