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Letter to editor: Young voters are interested in issues
In the 2012 presidential election, young voters were a mighty force keeping a Republican out of the White House. An analysis of the 2012 race by the Pew Research Center revealed that if the legal voting age were 30 in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania and...Tags: University of Kentucky, Mitch McConnell, Values, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Barack Obama
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Former George Rogers Clark High School student wins lottery to attend VP debate
The Winchester SunThe day before the vice presidential debate at Centre College earlier this month, sophomore Jacob Moody was standing in front of the Norton Center for the Arts on the school’s campus with hundreds of classmates, waiting to learn who had been...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Fox News Channel (tv network), Paul Ryan, Barack Obama, Joe Lieberman
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On Election Day, you decide - not the polls
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comThe headline Monday afternoon read, “Obama, Romney all tied up heading into debates,” this according to a CNN/ORC International poll. Polls are everywhere, it seems. I did a Google search of “2012 presidential election polls,” and...Tags: Elections, Polls, Barack Obama, Voting, Google Inc.
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Sen. McConnell speaks in Nicholasville on importance of upcoming election
brossi@jessaminejournal.comThe fate and direction of the country may be in the hands of independent voters in the upcoming 2012 presidential election, according to U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. The longest sitting senator in Kentucky’s history paid a...Tags: U.S. Senate, Elections, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Democratic Party, Barack Obama
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Europe Sailing, Kentucky Derby, Flight (movie), Government
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IRS probe ignored most influential groups
IRS probe ignored most influential groups KEN THOMAS,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to...
Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Crime, Law and Justice, Political Fundraising, Politics, Internal Revenue Service
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COLUMN: For Obama, 2014 is his number
WASHINGTON — Thirty-one months ago Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell affronted the media and other custodians of propriety by saying something common-sensical. On Oct. 23, 2010, he said: "The single most important thing we want to achieve is...Tags: Washington, DC, Mitch McConnell, Sociology, Interior Policy, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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2012 elections boost TV stations; L.A. market reaches $1.4 billion
Politics may often seem like a dirty business, but for local TV stations it's also a very good business. Political advertising helped propel a 13.2% growth in television station revenue last year, allowing the broadcast industry to regain much of the...
Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Online Advertising, Television Industry, Elections, Online Media Industry
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Senate votes to consider gun control laws
WASHINGTON — In a lopsided vote, the Senate launched a debate Thursday over the most significant gun legislation in more than a decade, setting up a contest that could last weeks between reinvigorated advocates for stricter laws and conservatives...
Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Richard Blumenthal, Ted Cruz, Kay Hagan, Rand Paul
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GOP moves to plug technology gap with Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Embarrassed by how the last presidential election exposed their yesteryear technology, Republicans are turning to a younger generation of tech-savvy social media experts and software designers to improve communications with voters,...
Tags: Washington, DC, Board of Directors, Republican Governors Association, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements
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It's a Gray Area: Muslims are the latest targets of discrimination
In so many ways, one of the biggest civil rights issues of our day is the way we treat Muslims in our country. Yes, 9/11 was an act of war against the United States, and yes, it was carried out by radical Muslims. But it is our obligation to realize...Tags: Justice System, Idi Amin, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Religious Texts
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Marco Rubio, Rand Paul go head-to-head at CPAC conference
FORT WASHINGTON, MD -- High-profile speeches by a pair of Republican presidential possibilities suggested that noneconomic issues are likely to emerge as 2014 and 2016 campaign themes as the economy continues to recover. Beyond pocketbook concerns,...
Tags: Rand Paul, Crime, Law and Justice, Scott Walker, Bobby Jindal, Politics
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