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One Safety Net That Needs to Shrink
ELECTION Day is upon us, and neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney has really addressed one of the nationu2019s most pressing economic issues: the risk that one day taxpayers …
Right-Wingers Would Be Shocked to Learn That Islam Has Been Part of American History Since Its Founding
The Muslim faith is inextricably woven into the fabric of American history.
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Obama and Romney Differ On Energy Policy, But Less Than You Might Think
In the last debate, Romney claimed that energy production on federal lands had declined 14 percent this year. He failed to mention that the decline was due to the …
Election Countdown 2012: A Quarter of New Jersey and a Tenth of New York Remain In the Dark After Sandy, and More
This week in the Election Countdown: A quarter of New Jersey and a tenth of New York remain in the dark after Sandy; overwhelmed elections officials locked the doors …
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What Happens the Day After the Presidential Election?
Canvassing, and going door-to-door talking with people about President Barack Obama in the liberal college town of Gainesville, Florida this fall has brought me face-to-face with a reality that …
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Why the Democrats and Media Deny Election Rigging
Questioning the fundamental integrity of our elections may be our right under the First Amendment, but in politics it's the equivalent of openly supporting the Constitutional right to burn …
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The Shadowy Dark Money Groups Behind California’s Proposition 32
Proposition 32 in California threatens to further destroy the integrity of American politics by allowing corporations to steak elections one donation at a time.
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Don’t You Want to Tell Your Grandchildren You Voted Against Climate Change?
In the vote between the lesser of two evils, are you going to tell your children that you voted against the only candidate the understands the importance of climate …
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Freeport Is Not a Democrat vs. Republican Issue
Turning Sensata into a partisan bludgeon will not help the workers.
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Medical Marijuana: Obama Administration Continues Reefer Madness
State referendums on six ballots reflect clinical evidence in medical marijuana research.