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Today's News Tips: July 9, 2012
Today's News Tip Sheet. Your Independent Breakdown of Today's News.IVN – Health Care Decision by an ExpertConstitutional law scholar Daniel Farber opines on the Supreme Court’s health care decision an ...
09 Jul, 2012
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Polling and Prejudice: The Third Party Presidential Vote
Recent polls show a highly competitive race between the Democratic and Republican party candidates for president. However, it appears that when polling organizations present the public with a more acc ...
09 Jul, 2012
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Third Party Candidates Polling Low in Presidential Race
A Gallup poll released on Friday shows a tepid response by likely voters to third-party candidates. Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson comes in with 3%, for the best showing. Majority of voters i ...
08 Jul, 2012
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"Internet Freedom" To Be Ron Paul Movement's Next Crusade
Ron Paul-- the congressman from Texas who unwittingly launched a vibrant and eclectic political movement with his 2008 and 2012 bids for the Republican Party's presidential nomination-- is focusing hi ...
07 Jul, 2012
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Texas Likely to Reject Medicaid Expansion
The Supreme Court of the United States, as part of their decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), ruled that the federal government cannot penalize states that choose to opt-out of expanding the Med ...
03 Jul, 2012
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Today's News Tips: July 2, 2012
Today's News Tip Sheet. The Independent Breakdown of Today's News.CNN – Phelps Drops 200m Freestyle, Liukin Out for LondonMichael Phelps swore to never swim as difficult a program as he did in Beijing ...
02 Jul, 2012
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Civic Illiteracy and the Two-Party System
In 2008, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute conducted a national survey testing the basic civic literacy of the American public. The poll of 2,508 individuals asked such simple questions as “What a ...
02 Jul, 2012
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"Major" Ron Paul Convention Rally to Precede RNC in Tampa, Florida
In 2008, at the same time the GOP was holding their convention in Minnesota, an energetic and massive Ron Paul convention titled the "Rally for the Republic" (RFR) was held across the street. The ...
01 Jul, 2012
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\Major\ Ron Paul Convention Rally to Precede RNC in Tampa, Florida
In 2008, at the same time the GOP was holding their convention in Minnesota, an energetic and massive Ron Paul convention titled the "Rally for the Republic" (RFR) was held across the street. The ...
01 Jul, 2012
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Texas Manufacturing Activity Spikes in June
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas posted its monthly Texas Manufacturing Activity Outlook Survey on Monday. The production index, a key measure of state manufacturing conditions, soared from 5.5 in M ...
27 Jun, 2012
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