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Election Day should be a federal holiday

Source: CNN, Nov 12 2012, 8:13am CST

By John D. Sutter , CNN updated 9:13 AM EST, Mon November 12, 2012 A federal holiday for Election Day could create a more festive atmosphere -- and more time to vote. (CNN) -- I know some 800,000 people retweeted that "four more years" image of Ba ...

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Opinion: Bring voting into the digital age

Source: CNN  |   Jun 19 2013, 6:29am CDT

By Wendy Weiser, Special to CNN updated 7:29 AM EDT, Wed June 19, 2013 Wendy Weiser says Supreme Court ruling on Arizona points up need to modernize the U.S. election system to admit more voters STORY HIGHLIGHTS Wendy Weiser: Supreme Court's Arizon ...

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Tweets chat: Why Africa's a brighter light than the BRICs

Source: CNN  |   Jun 19 2013, 5:03am CDT

By Ivana Kottasova, Irene Chapple and Lauren Said-Moorhouse , CNN updated 6:03 AM EDT, Wed June 19, 2013 updated 2:47 AM EDT, Mon April 22, 2013 Twitter resumes -- or "twesumes" -- have been touted as the best way for social ...

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"One of my responsibilities is to create an informed citizenry."


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Fixing a Broken Election System

Source: Dakota Voice  |   Jun 18 2013, 1:38pm CDT

James Ware, a candidate for Controller in the state of California in 1978, was frustrated by the mail in voter registration system and decided to publicize the potential for abuse. Ware proceeded to register his cat to vote, and let the media in ...

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Dr. Drew responds to Amanda Bynes' Twitter message

Source: CNN  |   Jun 17 2013, 11:20pm CDT

By Dr. Drew staff updated 12:36 AM EDT, Tue June 18, 2013 In this clip, Dr. Drew discusses what's been goiing on in Twitter-verse concerning him and actress Amanda Bynes. Dr. Drew On Call airs Monday through Thursday on HLN at 9 ...

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Scalia, Supremes reject Arizona voter suppression attempt

Source: Daily Kos  |   Jun 17 2013, 10:17am CDT

In a 7-2 decision announced Monday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States has rejected the state of Arizona's efforts to add a proof of citizenship requirement to voter registration forms. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ...

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Iranians Vote for Hope and a Change of Course:

Source: Humanitarian News  |   Jun 15 2013, 6:10pm CDT

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jun 15 (IPS) - Iran's June 14 presidential election results, announced the day after, was nothing less than a political earthquake. This site has no copyright on the published material. All content belongs to the orig ...

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Hassan Rohani is Iran's next president. What will change?

Source: Christian Science Monitor  |   Jun 15 2013, 11:47am CDT

Politically moderate cleric Hassan Rohani won a first-round victory in Iran’s presidential election, a stunning result that heralds change – both in tone, and almost certainly in substance – for the Islamic Republic. Mr. Rohani, a former ...

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PPP: Dems lead generic ballot, voters still want expanded background checks

Source: Daily Kos  |   Jun 14 2013, 7:40pm CDT

Public Policy Polling's latest national poll, conducted June 11-13 with a margin of error of ±4 percent (PDF), finds Democrats with a 47-40 lead in the generic ballot, and: PPP's newest national poll finds ...

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Iranian elections lack 'green' energy of 2009

Source: FOX News  |   Jun 14 2013, 3:13pm CDT

Iranians have little faith Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will allow a fair vote in the presidential elections. (AP) Friday’s presidential elections in Iran came amid an atmosphere of resignation, in sharp contrast to the energy and hope th ...

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