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Flashback: My Favorite George Bush Video
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Chad Peace
Attorney and IVC Media president Chad Peace focuses on election reform. He helped pass CA’s top-two primary and San Diego’s Measure K. His work analyzes how system design and structural reforms can give independent voters a more meaningful voice.
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IVN will be on-scene at the RNC!
We are happy to announce that IVN contributor Chris Hinyub will be on-scene at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida at the end of August. We are still trying to get someone out to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC begining September 3rd. If you are a reporter
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Obama Economic Approval Rating Lowest Since Last November
As today's weak jobs report was released, Gallup has come out with its latest poll, which shows just 31% of Americans approve of President Obama's handling of the economy. This economic approval rating is the lowest in nine months. This is sure to play in the
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47% of Voters think Obama's Political Views are Extreme
In a poll released today from Rasmussen 47% of Americans think Obama's political views are extreme, while just 31% think Romney's are extreme. click here While I didn't vote for either Obama or McCain last election, I have been surprised by how "mainstream&
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California Pension Reform: Deadlock
The Governor and the Legislature are locked in a last minute struggle over the California pension reform talks. Its been made more complicated by an unrelated Supreme Court ruling prohibiting the State from requiring Charter Cities to use prevailing wage on municipal projects. Ironically, the Court ruling blows a hole
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Website Development Update: the Blogs are Coming!
We are more excited than ever about the website development at IVN.us, and we appreciate the thousands of readers who come to IVN everyday and have been patient as our small but talented team works out the kinks and adds new features to the growing network. A major feature
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Gallup: Half of Hispanic Voters Consider Themselves Independent
Gallup released a survey today which indicates that half of hispanic voters considers themselves independent. At a time when Republicans and Democrats are increasingly targeting this growing and large portion of the electorate, these numbers are not welcome news to the parties. Another notable figure is that while 32% of
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"Major" Ron Paul Convention Rally to Precede RNC in Tampa, Florida
In 2008, at the same time the GOP was holding their convention in Minnesota, an energetic and massive Ron Paul convention titled the "Rally for the Republic" (RFR) was held across the street. The Ron Paul rally drew over 10,000 grassroots Ron Paul activists from all over
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That Lincoln Vampire Hunter Movie: A Review
First, I want to make it clear that this is the first movie I have seen in probably a year. Why Lincoln Vampire Hunter? That's a good damn question because there are lots of movies that I really wanted to see, then never went. But this one? Well
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Justice Roberts Opinion a Long-Term Conservative Victory
The decision of Justice Roberts is no doubt an historical one, especially considering his history with President Obama. The Roberts opinion was also a conservative one. Like him or hate him, Roberts undoubtedly made a professional, and not personal decision today. Surely, his opinion was a difficult one to write.
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Political Insiders Fail to See the Battles Won by the California Open Primary
When one stands on top a mountain and pronounces victory, it is easy to underestimate the battles won by those charging up the hill. In Richie Ross’s editorial for the Sacramento Bee, he claims that California’s redistricting reform and its new Top-two California Open Primary “ change much.” Mr.
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Irwin was Right: Roberts Upholds ACA on Tax and Spend Clause
Today the United States Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act. The Court held 5 to 4 that the mandate could not be upheld as part of Congress’s Commerce Clause powers. However, Chief Justice Roberts held for himself and thus the Court that the mandate