When former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan went on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to discuss budget negotiations this past week, he was asked a simple question, “What are you willing to put on the table that ...

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A total of nine lawmakers co-sponsored House Bill 494 on April 1 that would officially establish Christianity as the official religion of North Carolina. They were all Republicans, the same party that screams about reading ...

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The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, succumbed to his yearlong battle with cancer at the age of 58 on March 5, 2013. In the history of South America, there have been a plethora of polarizing ...

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NBC News released a leaked internal memo on Feb. 4 that pertained to the legal limits on the use of drones. According to The New York Times, the memo authorized the use of lethal force ...

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During the State of the Union address on Feb. 12, President Obama outlined his plan to bring more prosperity to the middle and working class by calling for a hike in the federal minimum wage ...

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The LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) scandal is the biggest banking scandal in the history of the financial sector and yet has been one of the most underreported stories over the last few years. The ...

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Every four years, we come together as a nation to watch the president be sworn into office on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building. This ceremony and all of its extravagance celebrates the peaceful ...

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The Republican Party ought to be scared, if not completely terrified at what this most recent presidential election signified. The 2012 election marked the official end of the southern strategy and its viability in presidential ...

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In a historic election, Barack Obama, the nation’s first African-American president, has been re-elected to the presidency. Four years ago, President Obama came into office in a landslide election with an unprecedented victory and popular ...

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Election Day is this coming Tuesday, Nov. 6 and for many on this campus, including myself, this will be the first opportunity for UT students to vote in a presidential election. This election presents a ...

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The Obama campaign, fresh off a debate win against Mitt Romney on Oct. 17, has come back to life swinging. The debate was a fiery one, with both candidates engaging in heated exchanges. President Obama ...

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The vice-presidential debate this past week was everything the presidential debate was not. The moderator, Martha Raddatz, did the job she was supposed to do.  She asked probing questions and kept strict order in the ...

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The first of three presidential debates aired on Oct. 3. Did I say a debate? Sorry, I meant to say a sh-t show. This debate was the sorriest excuse for a presidential debate I’ve ever ...

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There’s a new Internet service provider in the United States, one that has the other ISP’s scared of the competition that it will bring. Google is currently rolling out the first ever gigabit residential lines ...

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