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Chad Walsh (left) and Paul Fong (right) Paul Fong wins with 62 percent of the vote. Chad Walsh collected 38 percent of the vote with 100 percent of precincts reporting. The race between semi-incumbent Paul Fong (D) and challenger Chad Walsh (I) ended at 1:20 am this morning. Chad
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CNN is reporting that President Obama won Virginia, although narrowly, with 50 percent to Romney's 49 percent. The swing state consists of 13 electoral votes, which are critical to securing a seat at the oval office, although the president secured the necessary 270 electoral votes well before Virginia
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Dirty campaigning has probably existed since cavemen needed to elect someone to handle fire for the first time. In the modern sense, muddy political tactics have taken the form of the attack ad. An attack ad seeks to paint the opponent as incompetent, corrupt, or otherwise undesirable. The 2012 campaign
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source: Bureau of Labor Statistics The hotly awaited October 2012 jobs report, released by the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, announced this morning, "Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 171,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent.
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Mitt Romney and President Obama have both advocated for ending tax deductions in order to slow and eventually reverse the mounting deficit. For whom these deductions would end and to what extent is still unclear, but the one deduction that has the potential to close a significant portion of the
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The Obama and Romney Tax policies have been a focal point for criticism throughout the campaign season. There are various sectors to tax policy, all with different rules and rates of taxation. The categories outlined below are the proposed changes to Personal Income Tax, Capital Gains and Investment Income, Corporate
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Credit: Congressional Research Service To qualify as one of the top 1% of income earners in the United States, one must earn around $350,000 and above, annually. For the purposes of this article, ‘rich’ will refer to this top 1% of income earners. The prevailing arguments surrounding tax policy
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Credit: Congressional Research Service To qualify as one of the top 1% of income earners in the United States, one must earn around $350,000 and above, annually. For the purposes of this article, ‘rich’ will refer to this top 1% of income earners. The prevailing arguments surrounding tax policy
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photo: Norbert Nagel The New York Stock Exchange reopened for the first time this morning after being closed for two consecutive days. It was the first time the stock exchange had closed for weather reasons since 1888. During the storm, while the NYSE was shut down, trading continued on backup
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source: Congressional Budget Office The most talked about issue this election, and over the past four years, has been the United States’ debt. 'Are we in a debt crisis?' 'Will China foreclose on America?' 'America is drowning in debt', are just a few of
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source: Congressional Budget Office The most talked about issue this election, and over the past four years, has been the United States’ debt. 'Are we in a debt crisis?' 'Will China foreclose on America?' 'America is drowning in debt', are just a few of
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The Yes on 34 campaign has been quick to recognize California's Legislative Analyst's assessment of the potential fiscal benefits of eliminating the death penalty. As mentioned in the report, "In total, the measure would result in net savings to state and local governments related to