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This Week on IVN: Politics Online
This Week on IVN: Politics Online
Politics Online: Nowhere else have the institutional barriers to political participation been lowered than on the internet. From websites, to social networks, to phone applications, today's online&nbs ...
15 Oct, 2012
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Rand Sparks Cross-Party Debate on Foreign Aid
Rand Sparks Cross-Party Debate on Foreign Aid
Credit: fitsnews.comUS Senator Rand Paul, through his political action committee, RANDPAC, is distributing ads against Democratic incumbent Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Bill Nelson of Florida, and S ...
13 Oct, 2012
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IVN.us to Host First Online Presidential Debate
IVN.us to Host First Online Presidential Debate
IVN.us will be hosting the first ever, online presidential debate. Unlike debates in the past, the candidates and moderators will simultaneously participate from different states. IVN.us will utilize ...
11 Oct, 2012
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Commentators Make Arguments For and Against QE3
Commentators Make Arguments For and Against QE3
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Author: "AgnosticPreachersKid"Ben Bernanke's recent decision to launch the third wave of quantitative easing for an indefinite period has triggered a fierce debate among po ...
17 Sep, 2012
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Op-Ed: Is Government Inherently Inefficient?
Op-Ed: Is Government Inherently Inefficient?
When politicians cross party lines, it is often thought that they are betraying their partisan ideologies. Yet those who unwaveringly adhere to partisan ideologies are betraying common sense. Liberals ...
22 Aug, 2012
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Food Stamp Debate Slows Passage of Comprehensive Farm Bill
Food Stamp Debate Slows Passage of Comprehensive Farm Bill
Photo: organicconnectmag.comRepublican Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin recently told reporters that he opposes the Senate version of the 2012 Farm Bill due to the legislation’s spending on the Na ...
20 Aug, 2012
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Las Vegas Makes an End Run to Get More Colorado River Water
Las Vegas Makes an End Run to Get More Colorado River Water
Hoover Dam near Las Vegas. Credit: commons.wikimedia.orgThe politics of Colorado River water rival those of Northern Ireland and Lebanon for complexity, opaqueness to outsiders, and rivalries going b ...
15 Aug, 2012
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Drought Worsens as Congress Moves to Pass Relief Measure
Drought Worsens as Congress Moves to Pass Relief Measure
Credit: usnews.comThe drought that has been plaguing vast areas of the nation this summer, has intensified dramatically over the past week according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The unrelenting heat ...
26 Jul, 2012
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Mississippi's Last Abortion Clinic To Remain Open, For Now
Mississippi's Last Abortion Clinic To Remain Open, For Now
A Mississippi federal judge this afternoon ruled in favor of keeping the last Mississippi abortion clinic open by blocking the state's TRAP bill. This means the Governor's bill failed, for now, in out ...
11 Jul, 2012
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Ron Paul Delegate Count Rises from Romney Missteps and Frivolous Lawsuit
Ron Paul Delegate Count Rises from Romney Missteps and Frivolous Lawsuit
Last week, IVN commented on a lawsuit brought by alleged delegates to the Republican National Convention. The Republican National Committee, while stating that suit was frivolous at the same time orga ...
26 Jun, 2012
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