Editor and contributing author for IVN. B.A. in Government from Claremont McKenna College. Born and raised in San Diego. Registered Independent who leans libertarian on most issues.
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It looks like the Tea Party has some competition. In a bid to offer an alternative to the burgeoning Tea Party movement, the Coffee Party kicked off its first, coordinated meetups on Saturday. Billed as a counter to the more conservative Tea Party, the Coffee Party originally launched a Facebook
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In a Larry King Live interview, Jesse Ventura, the former Independent Governor from Minnesota, warned that the two major parties were "leading us down the road to ruin". In classic Ventura style, the Navy veteran urged Americans to wake up and stop voting for Democrats and Republicans since
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New America Foundation, an American based think tank, has claimed that nearly 33% of those killed by drones in Pakistan have been civilians. This report corroborates claims made by Pakistani authorities earlier this year. The largely secretive Drone program in Pakistan, headed by the CIA, has drawn heated criticism from
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The California School Employees Association has filed a lawsuit to amend Proposition 14's language, and legislators, who voted for the initiative last year as part of a budget compromise, have directed their attorneys not to fight the legal challenge. If the lawsuit is successful, critical elements of the
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According to a recent Fox News poll, 60% of voters believe military force will be necessary to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. 51% of independents, 51% of Democrats, and 75% of Republicans think a military strike will be required to thwart Iranian development of a nuclear weapons program. If
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Like him or hate him, Dr. Ron Paul doesn't just talk a big game about fiscal conservatism, he lives it. In 2008, his congressional office returned $58,000 to the Treasury. In 2009, his office returned $90,000. Now, according to an official press release, Dr. Ron Paul&
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Hear me out first, before you excoriate me. I'm not a big fan of Senator Bunning, but I think he may have it right on taking a stand against yet another extension of unemployment benefits. It's undeniably true that we're still stuck in a
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President Obama signed a one-year extension of several key provisions of the Patriot Act. Obama's signature follows passage in both the House and Senate, as CAIVN contributor, Thomas Sbrega, pointed out on Friday. During the Bush administration and a Republican-led Congress, there was heated debate over the constitutionality
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Everyone is worried about the skyrocketing national debt, yet no one wants to cut spending. Both Republicans and Democrats warn of a national debt crisis just over the horizon, yet both parties continue to spend record amounts on the military and domestic entitlements. China, formerly our biggest creditor, is slowly
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Fox News lightning rod, Bill O'Reilly, criticized Republicans and Democrats in an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulus. Claiming that each side possesses a valid concern in the healthcare debate, O'Reilly urged both parties to reject partisanship and craft a plan that addresses the real
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Datamar Surveys polled 794 voters and found that 57% ranked the Top Two Open Primary initiative as an important reform option. Specifically, the poll offered four, major reform options with the Top Two Open Primary drawing the strongest support as an "important reform". 64% of Independents, 56% of
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Apparently, Mitt Romney and many conservatives haven't learned their lesson. During CPAC, the former Massachusetts governor devoted a segment of his well-delivered speech to extolling President George W. Bush. He praised Bush for pulling the nation out of recession after 9/11, taking on the teachers' unions,