By Claire Rush | October 15, 2012 at 9:00 am | No comments
So who was the real winner of Thursday night’s Vice-Presidential debate? I think the word ‘malarkey’ might actually be, to tell you the truth. CNN made sure to report that it was being googled at a phenomenal rate once it slipped out of “Laughing Joe’s” mouth. And...
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By Alejandra Ramirez | August 20, 2012 at 11:27 am | No comments
When I first heard of Mitt Romney’s Vice Presidential candidate, Paul Ryan, I only knew a few things about him that were said throughout segments of the daily news: a congressman of Wisconsin, drafter of a fiscal budget plan, and an overall amiable politician with quaint...
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By Alejandra Ramirez | August 6, 2012 at 9:00 am | No comments
Last Tuesday, it was announced that the mayor of San Antonio, Julian Castro, would be the keynote speaker at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in September. Choosing Castro as the first Latino politician to be keynote speaker is not only a strategic political move but also...
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By Alejandra Ramirez | July 23, 2012 at 10:57 am | No comments
President Obama’s energy policy has recently come under fire by Mitt Romney and other Republican Party members – especially in the House of Representatives.
In recent litigation over the federal energy policy, the House of Representatives requested the Obama administration...
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By Josh Shultz | July 23, 2012 at 9:00 am | No comments
On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States of America ruled that the Affordable Care Act, Obama’s signature domestic achievement, was constitutional. The left hailed the decision as one of judicial shrewdness, while the right condemned the majority decision as...
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By Josh Shultz | April 30, 2012 at 11:31 am | No comments
Republican rhetoric describing the left is fast and furious. Romney is currently launching a line of attack against Obama, calling his positions “the politics of envy.” Santorum called Obama a “snob” for pushing the idea that every American deserves the chance to go...
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