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A highly controversial over 500-page executive summary detailing the CIA's interrogation practices following September 11, 2001, was released to the public on Tuesday. The summary covers a 6,000-page, $40 million report which remains classified and was commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee, headed by California U.S.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4PZoCyjZd4A grand jury found there was not enough evidence to indict officer Darren Wilson for the August 9 shooting of Michael Brown. The prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, Bob McCulloch, announced Wilson would not be indicted at a press conference held at the
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBRlpzT5soc Much has been said this month, both by and about the junior Republican senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul. During last week's appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, the late-night talk show host broached the possibility of supporting Paul in a
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The Colbert Report Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gave his take on the results of the 2014 elections in an interview with Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central's Colbert Report on Monday. Always the straight-shooter, Colbert prompted Sanders with the results saying, "A couple of weeks ago you
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Alaska's 2014 gubernatorial race was neck and neck as polls closed on Tuesday, November 4. Incumbent Republican Governor Sean Parnell trailed independent Bill Walker 46.42 percent to 47.83 percent, with 100 percent of precincts reporting. At the end of election night, nearly 38,000 early, absentee,
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On Tuesday, Californians went to the polls to determine the legislative makeup of the world's 9th largest economy. Democrats held onto every statewide office, including the governorship, where Jerry Brown was re-elected to an unprecedented fourth term. However, down the ballot, Democrats were unable to hold onto key
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Measure 90, Oregon's top-two open primary initiative, came up short on Tuesday, November 4. According to the Oregon secretary of state, with 73 percent of precincts reporting, the measure failed to pass with nearly 67 percent of votes against it and 33 percent in favor. The ballot initiative
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Tuesday will mark the 114th time Americans will go to the polls and decide who will represent them in Congress -- well, some Americans anyway.National turnout this year is likely to fall in the low 40's to high 30's. The dim, but altogether predictable picture
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsSNGBMMubM Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul appeared on Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer on Sunday. Paul, who has been campaigning across the nation for conservative candidates ahead of Election Day, backed up some sharp criticism for the direction of his own political
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On November 4, Georgians will decide a number of statewide and local offices -- not the least of which include the state's next senator and governor. Both top-ballot races are hotly contested and polls show tight margins heading into Election Day. Incumbent Republican Governor Nathan Deal and his
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Legislators, civic leaders, and students came together for an afternoon of civil discussion Thursday at the University of California - San Diego's Great Hall. The 'E-T-C' conference was divided into three panels: Ethics, Transparency, and Civility. The second panel of the afternoon centered on Transparency and
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In an age where over 90 percent of elections are determined in the primary, it's a rare occurrence for candidates to focus on voters who are not affiliated with a political party during the general election. Republican and Democratic party registration across the country has plummeted, and turnout