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Credit: fairobserver.com It's no secret that the world's largest economies have been experiencing less than optimal performance in the past few years. The increasing entanglement between the euro crisis and America only further demonstrates global economic interdependence. "The economic situation in some parts of
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I was truly inspired by Obama when he emerged on the national political scene as a presidential candidate promising real hope and change. Healthcare reform, increased transparency, ending the war in Iraq, limiting the influence of special interest groups, ending the use of torture, closing Guantanamo Bay, cutting the deficit,
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There is a widely-held perception that the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are drastically different in their policy, proposals, philosophy of government, and general modus operandi. While there are certainly some significant differences between the two parties, the number of similarities
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The Commission on Presidential Debates, the tax-exempt organization responsible for putting on the national presidential debates, has been under intense public scrutiny for excluding third party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein from the debates, and activist groups are now questioning who actually finances them. It seems that presidential debate
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Credit: debates.org The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was started in 1987 by the Democratic and Republican parties to organize and host presidential election debates in the United States. Reportedly nonpartisan, CPD is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation headed by former RNC chairman Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. and
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Credit: epltalk.com A study released Friday by the Union of Concerned Scientists shows News Corp misleads on climate change. The UCS reports that two of the most popular news outlets in the US, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, do not appropriately handle the issue. Ninety-three percent of
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Photo: Gage Skidmore As noted Sunday by another IVN contributor, Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson filed an anti-trust lawsuit Friday against the Commission on Presidential Debates, the Democratic National Committee, and the Republican National Committee. Here's a closer look at the legal reasoning and aspects of Gary
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Credit: debates.org The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was started in 1987 by the Democratic and Republican parties to organize and host presidential election debates in the United States. Reportedly nonpartisan, CPD is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation headed by former RNC chairman Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. and
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The United States has been told to submit footage to an independent investigation looking into its continuing drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, or face U.N. investigation, reports The Independent. Ben Emmerson, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, requested that the United States hand over video
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Photo: Gage Skidmore The Commission on Presidential Debates, the private corporation established by Democrats and Republicans to organize and moderate the presidential debates, is currently being petitioned by concerned citizens to invite third party candidates to the 2012 presidential debates. Because the CPD provides no method for citizens to voice
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Every four years presidential debates are held in the United States, which are no doubt one of the most important and influential aspects of a presidential electoral campaign. Candidate debate performance heavily influences vote results. Third party candidates have been included in two debate cycles since 1960. All remaining debates