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Martin Zabell: Christie Would Give Romney 'Blue-Collar Appeal'

2012-05-17T17:50:00Z

Chris Christie would be the perfect vice presidential nominee on Mitt Romney's GOP presidential ticket if he is who his supporters say he is.

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Michael Carmichael: North Carolina Democrats Face Internal Turmoil

2012-05-15T10:49:06Z

Inside North Carolina, a political storm of hurricane proportions has been brewing since Friday the 13th of April that involved allegations of sexual harassment and a cover up within the staff of the Democratic Party.

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Erin Medlicott: Kansas Governor Good Romney Veep Choice

2012-05-14T17:26:06Z

The presidential election is over 175 days away. Barring unforeseen circumstances, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney will be the Republican candidate running against Pres. Barack Obama. The Democrats already have their running mate (VP Joe Biden), but who will Mitt choose? An impressive lineup of candidates has emerged, but alas, there can only be one winner.

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Michael L. Millenson: Obama's Delivery Of The Health Care Message

2012-04-25T17:44:06Z

While it's comforting to just blame the GOP for the unhappiness with health reform threatening the president's re-election, the truth is that Barack O...

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Jake Rush: Utah Democrats Prepare To Take On Hatch

2012-04-24T17:46:25Z

It's not uncommon in Utah to see Democratic candidates forego any indication that they're Democrats on campaign literature. It's a bold move, believe it or not, to put a donkey on yard signs here. The fear, or perhaps the well-documented fact, is that the biggest obstacle for a Democrat is the mere presence of a 'D' after his name.

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Jake Rush: In Utah’s Covert Community of Democrats, Faith And Politics Align

2012-04-11T14:04:21Z

"The LDS Party is a natural fit for LDS People. We are Democrats because of our LDS values, and we think that there are a lot of LDS people who are Democrats at heart but just don't realize it yet."

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Ryan Simon: The American Jewish Vote: It's Not All About Israel - But It Is About Peace

2012-04-11T13:04:55Z

Not only is the pro-peace, pro-Israel movement growing every year, but a poll commissioned by J Street shows that the American Jewish community overwhelmingly backs the US government playing an active role in bringing about a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Mark Taylor-Canfield: Free Speech Battle Over Protests Looming at Seattle College

2012-04-06T14:20:19Z

A major battle over free speech is being waged at Seattle Community College District, where the Board of Trustees wants to revise the Washington Administrative Code to allow new rules that would regulate protests on all three of the city's state funded community college campuses.

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Alex Emslie: What Would King Have Said About Foreclosures, Trayvon?

2012-04-06T13:13:52Z

San Franciscans gathered at City Hall April 5 to commemorate the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and express outrage at the slaying of Trayvon Martin, local homicides claiming the lives of three young men this week, and "economic violence" resulting in foreclosures and poverty.

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Olga Bonfiglio: Republican Presidential Candidates And The Sociology Of 'Climate Change Denial'

2012-04-04T19:30:58Z

Research shows that conservative white males are more likely to espouse climate change denial than other groups. But, sociologically speaking, there are broader reasons for the phenomenon of denial that prevent Americans from committing to action on this international issue.

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Elizabeth Schulze: Funneling the Republican Narrative Through the State of Minnesota

2012-04-02T16:49:30Z

The national political climate mirrors Minnesota's Democratic executive leadership and Republican congressional majority. Faced with the same issues on a larger scale, national Republican leaders' narratives echo the newly appointed interim Senate Deputy Majority Leader Geoff Michel's own narrative.

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Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism: Twilight For Occupy Madison?

2012-03-31T23:35:35Z

The Madison camp, which is slated for shutdown by April 30, has evolved mostly into a haven for homeless residents, rather than as a centerpiece of Occupy's original goal of giving voice to the "99 percent" of residents who supposedly were being ignored by policymakers.

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Gary Horn: In Northern Michigan, Democratic Primary Offers A Choice for Change

2012-03-30T18:50:03Z

The voters of Northern Michigan certainly have their party loyalties at heart. But as this primary election unfolds, they will have a chance to show just how much they want a representative who hasn't been compromised by outside influences, deal making or machine politics.

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Joel Sucher: Behind Every 'Distressed Asset' Is a Distressed Human Being

2012-03-30T14:22:04Z

Shaun Donovan, with his engineering of the robo-signing settlement, has done his best to emulate former President George W. Bush's "mission accomplished" moment, trying to spin the deal as some sort of resolution.

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Pamela Mays McDonald: 'Your Money Or Your Life'

2012-03-28T14:29:44Z

As the Supreme Court, on this third and final day, weighs the future of the Affordable Care Act (AKA "Obamacare"), the saga of Kenya's journey these past few months demonstrates the life-or-death significance of the Court's deliberations.

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Patty Hughes: Q: When Is An Astronaut - Not? A: When He Is Running Against A Republican

2012-03-27T21:28:42Z

Supporters of first time Congressional candidate Jose Hernandez are responding to those who are questioning his ballot designation as "astronaut" with cynicism and vows to overcome the obstacles thrown up against Hernandez' candidacy.

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Mike Lapointe: In Sanford, 5,000 Peacefully March For Racial Justice; New Black Panthers Make Appearance

2012-03-27T17:05:40Z

Thousands of Sanford residents and supporters from around the region gathered Monday to demonstrate their outrage over the handling of the Trayvon Martin incident by law enforcement, and to express their desire for justice.

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Olga Bonfiglio: Republican Presidential Win Would Give Free Rein To Neocon Ambitions of Empire

2012-03-26T21:36:55Z

Dorrien supports the re-election of Obama because he doesn't want the neoconservatives to return to power as indeed they will under Romney or Santorum.

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Mark Taylor-Canfield: Thousands March In Seattle Against Trayvon Martin Killing

2012-03-26T12:13:13Z

An estimated three thousand people gathered in Seattle Sunday to show support for the family of Trayvon Martin and to protest the killing of the Florida teenager.

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Laura Paull: Huff Post's 'Cover the Conventions' Contest: Some Sample Submissions

2012-03-26T16:34:10Z

You read the news. Or watch, or listen to it. Maybe you sometimes think: I could do that!

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Bill Berkowitz: ALEC, The NRA, And The Killing Of Trayvon Martin

2012-03-23T14:14:45Z

Every once in a while something so egregious happens that ALEC is forced out of the shadows. Investigations surrounding the cold-blooded killing of Trayvon Martin by a self-styled vigilante, could push ALEC out into the open.

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Carly Loper: 'Bad Things Don't Happen Here'

2012-03-22T13:45:20Z

Toulouse is a smaller city where everyone knows everyone. It's charming and peaceful. Bad things don't happen here. Many people at school, including students in my class, knew the victims.

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Shepherd Bliss: Occupy Earth: It's Not The Same Ol' Earth Day Anymore

2012-03-21T18:03:36Z

From New York to St. Louis to Los Angeles, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) will be buzzing with spring activities throughout the United States. One of its many pending actions is to join forces with the environmental movement to launch Earth Month on March 24.

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Ruth Schulenberg: Lost In The Rhetoric: Affordable Care Act Provides Consumer Protections

2012-03-21T14:30:45Z

However the Supreme Court rules, it will be economically and politically unwise to scrap vital elements of a healthcare law that provides important consumer protections.

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Shepherd Bliss: Occupy Movement To Launch Online News Site, 'Occupy.com'

2012-03-17T23:01:35Z

After a winter of extensive planning, the Occupy movement will launch its own online news site later this month. Occupy.com, which has the associative meaning of "occupying the commons," will go online in late March

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