With a lot of discussion as of late on issues surrounding voter registration laws and voter suppression in the U.S., the discussion of alternatives to improving the voting process
The number of voters in Florida registering as independent is drastically rising, reports the Palm Beach Post, as the two charts above reveal. Since 1972, Florida independent voters rose 20
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New England governors and friends were on their way to a dinner party prior to a conference in Burlington, VT and found the way blocked by
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The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously last Tuesday to ban medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is expected to sign it into law,
We hear that strict gun control, removing guns from the street, will help protect society. But is this true? The facts would seem to show otherwise.
Australia, the only country
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One possible solution offered up for the struggling U.S. Postal Service is to allow it to diversify into nonpostal commercial markets (e.g., insurance,
A note to Olympians worldwide: Be careful what you Tweet, because it could get you disqualified from the Olympic Games. In under a week, two athletes have already been expelled
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The London Olympic opening ceremony was a grand spectacle. Directed by popular British director, Danny Boyle, the multi-hour extravaganza included more than one memorable concept:
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Which candidate will win Iowa in the 2012 presidential election?
With less than four months until the general election, competition heats up between President Barrack Obama and GOP candidate, Mitt
Today’s world news round-up. An independent breakdown of notable global developments in a news update.
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The graphics team at the New York Times has outdone itself with this interesting way of visualizing the current drought plaguing vast portions of the United States. Here in the
In the aftermath of the Aurora shooting, a lot was said on the social networks and I came across this picture. From my uneducated European point-of-view, there is