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Independent Voters Can Help Make Reliable Energy a Campaign Issue
The electrical grid in the U.S. needs upgrading, not just because it’s aging but also so it can handle increasing amounts of renewable energy. As a country we are transitioning away from coal and towa ...
11 Jun, 2012
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3 min read
Disabled Veteran's Case Calls Into Question Florida Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws
Just when Florida criminal justice policy and sentencing outcomes seem to have reached a zenith of ridiculousness, the Sunshine state continues to disappoint. The culprit once again is Florida’s 10-20 ...
11 Jun, 2012
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5 min read
Food Insecurity a Nationwide Threat, Study Finds
According to Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap study, over 1000 American counties have at least one in four “food-insecure” children. The findings coincide with summer recess for the nation's schools ...
08 Jun, 2012
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2 min read
California Primary Election Live! [Update]
Update: Voter Turnout in L.A. County increases, finds preliminary sample7:05pm "If predictions of a historic low in California's voter turnout comes true today, then L.A. County might be bucking ...
05 Jun, 2012
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13 min read
GOP Primary Proves Establishment Can No Longer Ignore Paul Supporters
While the mainstream media has Governor Mitt Romney’s nomination as a lock, Dr. Ron Paul continues to accumulate delegates at a healthy pace. So many delegates, in fact, the Republican parties in more ...
04 Jun, 2012
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7 min read
Meet John Dennis: The Antiwar Republican Challenging Nancy Pelosi for Congress
Meet John Dennis, the 2010 Republican nominee in Rep. Nancy Pelosi's congressional district, and the House Minority Leader's likely general "run-off" election challenger in 2012 after Tuesday's novel ...
04 Jun, 2012
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3 min read
Florida Governor Rick Scott Puts State’s Innocence Commission to Death [CORRECTED]
Florida holds the dubious honor of wrongfully convicting the largest number of innocent people put on death row. Since 1973, the Sunshine State wrongfully incarcerated and released twenty-three people ...
04 Jun, 2012
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5 min read
Drowning in Plastic: The Impact of Single-Use Plastic
As of May 23rd 2012, Los Angeles became the largest city in the United States to put a ban on plastic grocery bags. Over the next 16 months the city will be phasing out single-use bags in favor of reu ...
31 May, 2012
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3 min read
Go Ahead: Throw Your Vote Away
When one urges support for third party or Independent candidates for elected office, the response from partisans of the Republican and Democratic parties is fairly predictable. Perhaps their most comm ...
30 May, 2012
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3 min read
Today's Texas Primary
Texans head to the polls today for semi-open primary elections. Politico highlights intriguing races, given redistricting and an expanded Congressional delegation. Make sure also to check out a recent ...
29 May, 2012
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1 min read