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Senate rejects Republican birth control challenge

Senate rejects Republican birth control challenge

This Thursday, the Senate upheld President Obama’s birth control policy by squashing a Republican challenge to the mandate

White House releases 2013 budget

White House releases 2013 budget

Changes include tax hikes on those making more than $250,000.

Study finds Fox News viewers less informed about current events than those who do not watch news

Study finds Fox News viewers less informed about current events than those who do not watch news

A poll released by Fairleigh Dickinson University found that people who get their news from Fox News know significantly less about news both in the U.S. and the world than people who watch no news at all.

Sexism and politics: How is Herman Cain still a presidential candidate?

Sexism and politics: How is Herman Cain still a presidential candidate?

The issue of violence against women is real and ubiquitous; and Herman Cain should not be considered a candidate for our country’s most powerful office until his accusations are settled and he learns how to treat women properly.

Supreme Court to hear Obama health care law challenge

Supreme Court to hear Obama health care law challenge

On Monday, November 14, The Supreme Court announced that it has agreed to hear a challenge to President Obama’s health care law that was passed in 2010. The oral arguments will be heard in March and the Court will have a decision in late June.

Election 2012: Herman Cain explained

Election 2012: Herman Cain explained

To best understand these recent events and their potential effect on his candidacy, it is important to take an in-depth look at Cain’s background and current standing in the race for the Republican nomination.

Digital age gives greater voice to young people

Digital age gives greater voice to young people

It is time for the voice of the young person to develop its legitimacy in the public and political sphere.
The election of 2012 is a perfect moment for that legitimacy to continue its development.

Opinion: America withdraws from Iraq, but the damage is already done

Opinion: America withdraws from Iraq, but the damage is already done

The story of the Iraq war is a depressing one not only because of its cost to the United States’ taxpayers and the 100,000 plus civilian casualties caused by the conflict, but indeed also pathetic was our attempt to re-create a world we knew nothing about, to our standard, in the context of socio-cultural division whose tension was only exacerbated by the US military presence.