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In 2010, California voters passed the nonpartisan, "top-two open primary" initiative. The initiative fundamentally changed the purpose of primary elections from one conducted for the purpose of electing private party nominees, to one conducted for the purpose of narrowing the field of candidates, regardless of either the voters&
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The 2016 presidential election is more than two years away, yet the Republican National Committee (RNC) is already setting the stage for the party's primary debates. In documents and emails reported by the Washington Times, RNC Chair Reince Priebus indicated that a committee had been formed to craft
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As a non-presidential election year, voter turnout in 2014 is not likely to be very high. Congressional approval remains below 15 percent. North Carolina voter turnout is expected to be less than 20 percent. If recent trends continue, the average primary turnout this election will hover around the record low
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Political observers know that California has been a reliable national stronghold for the Democratic Party for over a decade. The party boasts two U.S. senators, over 70 percent of the state's congressional delegation, the governor's office, a super majority in the Assembly, and -- until
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY4YCdjGH8c After 12 episodes and over 1 million views online, investigative journalist Ben Swann's Truth In Media Project will start its second season this week. Swann left network news in 2013 to pursue stories that had gone unreported by traditional news outlets.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxmGjcTWKuo Meet Kay Shea, now 86 years old, 83 at the time of her accident. In August 2011, Kay was hit head on by a 17-year-old boy on a two lane road in central Missouri. She was taken by air ambulance to the hospital
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The German media network ARD published an exclusive interview with Edward Snowden, a former employee of Booz Allen Hamilton, earlier this week. The 30-minute interview has managed to escape widespread attention among the American press according to BenSwann.com, but emerged in the U.S. on Friday. Snowden's
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While speaking to the nation Tuesday, President Barack Obama covered a variety of topics including, healthcare, foreign policy, the economy, and even national security. However what was most interesting was what he decided to leave out: Republicans and Democrats were mentioned multiple times during the president's hour-long speech.
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The integrity of an election is equally, if not more, important than the outcome. If voters have no confidence in how their vote was counted, do the results matter? Do you know how your vote will be counted this November?In California, and many other states, election results are processed
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On Friday, President Obama spoke before the Department of Justice to comment on his administration's internal review of intelligence programs used by the National Security Agency. The administration’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies suggested 40 changes to surveillance practices in the president's report
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The practice of hyper-partisan politics is rearing its ugly head for Republican and Democratic leaders. Gallup released a survey of political affiliation trends for 2013 Wednesday and things don't look good for either major party. The number of Americans who identify with either Republicans or Democrats has either
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A bipartisan team of California lawmakers is pushing a bill through California's legislature that would prevent any state-related entity from  disclosing information on citizens to federal agents without a warrant. State Senators Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) and Joel Anderson (R-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 828, also called the Fourth