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TIME Person of the Year 2012: Why it Should Be Nate Silver of the New York Times

TIME Person of the Year 2012: Why it Should Be Nate Silver of the New York Times

Gregor Nazarian in 2012 Elections 6 months ago

The whizkid statistician has become a popular icon for his uncanny predictions in the 2008 and 2012 elections, but how much has he actually influenced our world?

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1,750 Women Will Serve in State Legislatures in 2012: How Many Are in Your State?

1,750 Women Will Serve in State Legislatures in 2012: How Many Are in Your State?

Sam Meier in 2012 Elections 6 months ago

New data from Rugter's Center for American Women in Politics details the gender gap across U.S. state legislatures. Colorado leads the way with 40%; how does your state fare with the fairer sex?

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After Ron Paul and Gary Johnson, Libertarians Need to Make a Choice: Join the GOP or Reject it

After Ron Paul and Gary Johnson, Libertarians Need to Make a Choice: Join the GOP or Reject it

J Arthur Bloom in 2012 Elections 6 months ago

Should libertarians work to take over the GOP, or eschew it?

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113th Congress Members: 19 Republicans Appointed to House Committee Chairs, All White Men

113th Congress Members: 19 Republicans Appointed to House Committee Chairs, All White Men

Sam Meier in 2012 Elections 6 months ago

While Bill O'Reilly may bemoan the fact that the white establishment is now the minority, he has only to look to the newly-appointed GOP House Committee chairs to see a sea of white male faces.

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Ron Paul Retirement: Paul Should Be Honored On Mount Rushmore, Thinks One Business Leader

Ron Paul Retirement: Paul Should Be Honored On Mount Rushmore, Thinks One Business Leader

Alex Marin in 2012 Elections 6 months ago

"If there were a Mount Rushmore for formidable defenders of our freedoms, sculptors would already be chiseling in the likeness of Ron Paul," Forbes says.

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Ron Paul and Libertarians: How They Unwittingly Brought an End to Their Own Civil Liberties

Ron Paul and Libertarians: How They Unwittingly Brought an End to Their Own Civil Liberties

James Connolly in 2012 Elections 6 months ago

The followers of Ron Paul and the Austrian religion are unwittingly calling for an end to their own civil liberties.

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Obama Romney Lunch: It Might Be the Most Awkward Date Ever

Obama Romney Lunch: It Might Be the Most Awkward Date Ever

Shawna Gillen in 2012 Elections 6 months ago

President Obama will host Mitt Romney for lunch at the White House today. Why this strange tradition may be beneficial to Obama.

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113th Congress: House Democrats Are Mostly From Two States, But It Does Not Matter

113th Congress: House Democrats Are Mostly From Two States, But It Does Not Matter

Dana Inez in 2012 Elections 6 months ago

Approximately 30% of the Democrats in Congress come from either New York or California, but this lack of geographic diversity is not necessarily cause for alarm.

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