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Obama working to avoid an October Surprise

September 27, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Campaigns, International Leave a comment

What’s an “October surprise?” It’s any negative (or positive) news that breaks right before the November presidential election that has the capability to determine

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Romney to export Illinois jobs on Election Day

September 26, 2012 Mike Davis 2012 Election, Business, Charity & Justice, Corporations, Employment, Illinois/Midwest, Politics, Republicans One comment

Mitt Romney’s campaign has come under fire for a number of gaffes recently, but one action by the company he cofounded, Bain Capital, is

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What does it really mean to be a worker?

September 25, 2012 Arthur Lieber Corporations, Economy, Employment, Labor and unions, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

As Paul Krugman reports in the September 21 issue of the New York Times, Mitt Romney seems to have a very different interpretation of

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Dear 20-something: Think about the issues, then vote!

September 25, 2012 Renee Shur 2012 Election, Charity & Justice, Democrats, Education, Employment, Government, Health care, Obama, Politics, Reproductive rights, Republicans, Voting/Elections, Youth issues One comment

How important is it that young people go to the polls and vote?  If you’re an Obama supporter as I am it’s crucial.  Look

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What’s going on in the Middle East?

September 24, 2012 Madonna Gauding Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Violence Leave a comment

Sam Seder, guest host on September 15 of MSNBC’s Up  w/Chris Hayes, provided an informative survey of recent news from the Middle East and moderated

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I ran against Todd Akin in 2010

September 24, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Congress, Democrats, Government, Missouri region, Politics, Voting/Elections 4 comments

It was 10 am on March 31, 2010, the filing deadline in Missouri to run for Congress.  My wife and I kept looking at

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Facebook + Peer Pressure = Voting

September 21, 2012 Bobbi Clemons Ideas, Media, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Researchers are using Facebook. Not just for posting pictures and playing Farmville though. They’re using the social networking giant for social experiments. And in

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The Romney/Bain sociopathic business model

September 21, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Republicans One comment

Romney is proud of his business record. He wants us to elect him so he can bring his stellar business acumen to the running

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2012 Presidential Debate Schedule

September 20, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Campaigns Leave a comment

Be sure to mark your calendar for the upcoming presidential debates. Each debate will be broadcast live on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and PBS,

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Voter canvassing: Who knew it could be funny?

September 20, 2012 Barbara Finch 2012 Election, Campaigns, Humor Leave a comment

During an election season, there are a lot of things that supporters can do for their candidates.  Give money, of course.  Distribute literature door-to-door. 

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