Jane Susskind is a Judicial Law Clerk at Nevada Supreme Court.
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In the race to represent the Silicon Valley, Democratic U.S. Representative Mike Honda is poised to defeat Democratic challenger Ro Khanna in a very close race for California's 17th Congressional District. Backed by big donors in the Silicon Valley, Khanna ran on the platform that the tech-driven
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On Election Day, just 35 of the 435 congressional seats up for election will have a competitive race, with less than half the voting population likely to vote in the 2014 midterm elections. The cornerstone of our democracy -- elections -- are becoming so utterly predictable that the House of
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With less than a week until the midterm election, Democrat Ro Khanna is closing the gap between him and incumbent U.S. Representative Mike Honda in the race for California’s 17th Congressional District -- a race only possible in the newly competitive environment that emerged from the implementation of
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While most media attention has rested on the governorship and Georgia's State Senate, 5 other statewide races have the potential to create a ground-swell with the state's African-American community. Five black female candidates, dubbed the ' Georgia Five,' have already made history, but their involvement
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Leaders from the public, private, nonprofit, and university sectors gathered at the Great Hall at UC-San Diego on Thursday, October 16, for a conference on the state of politics in America today. The ETC Conference - Ethics, Transparency, and Civility Conference - focused on ways to increase youth engagement in
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Leaders from the public, private, nonprofit, and university sectors gathered on Thursday, October 16, for a conference on Ethics, Transparency, and Civility, hosted by UC San Diego. The ETC Conference began with a panel discussion about the state of ethics in American politics. Panelists included U.S. Representative Susan Davis
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With less than 20 days until the election, the gubernatorial race in Georgia is heating up, with frontrunners Jason Carter (D) and Nathan Deal (R) both turning negative in a new wave of campaign ads. Most recently to hit the airwaves is an attack from Georgia State Senator Jason Carter,
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The Affordable Care Act, or what proponents and opponents refer to as Obamacare, President Obama’s signature achievement, has long been unpopular with Republicans. Now, independents seem to be unhappy with the law as well. A recent CNN poll suggests that only 7 percent of independents would keep the law
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On Monday, October 6, candidates Ro Khanna and U.S. Rep. Mike Honda both participated in the first (and only) televised debate in the race for Congressional District 17. The 75-minute long debate, which aired on NBC affiliate KNTV, focused heavily on the issues of immigration, education, and partisanship in
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Abysmal congressional approval ratings have become the norm in our hyper-partisan political environment and government dysfunction is now cited as the most pressing issue facing our nation. Problem solving and compromise have been replaced by party politics and congressional gridlock, bringing our government to a halt in 2013. But it
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One of the most pressing issues facing California today is the severity of the statewide drought. This year has been the hottest year on record in California, with the drought costing the state $2.2 billion and 17,100 seasonal and part-time jobs. Taking the hardest hit is the Central
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California's Democratic Party will pay close attention to this November's election in Ventura County for Assembly District 44. City Councilmember Jacqui Irwin (D) will face Pastor Rob McCoy (R) for control of the seat, a critical race in the Democratic Party’s strategy to regain a