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Ron Paul: US elections are a one-party monopoly

11-05-2014 • http://www.dailypaul.com, by Michael Nystrom

Former congressman Ron Paul told RT in the midst of Tuesday's midterm elections that the "monopoly of a one party system" is all too evident as Americans go to the polls this Election Day.

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The Real Election Winner: Weed

11-05-2014 • www.TheDailyBeast.com

If Washington D.C.'s newly legalized 'grow and give' pot law works, it could be the turning point for marijuana legislation in the U.S.Four places in America just made pot legal, but D.C. is the one to watch.

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Despite defeats - 10 reasons Democrats feel the election wasn't a total bust

11-05-2014 • www.thenation.com

Another midterm election, another shellacking for Democrats. But even while Democratic candidates lost badly, many liberal issues won—and won big, even in red states. Here are several reasons they do not despair,...

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Fineman: "The Obama Era is Over"

11-05-2014 • http://www.infowars.com, by Paul Joseph Watson

Mid-terms a complete rejection of both Obama and Hillary Clinton

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Buried in the Republican Wave Are Votes to Increase Minimum Wage

11-05-2014 • www.reason.com

So far, South Dakota, Arkansas, and Nebraska have voted to increase their minimum wages today. You will note that these states are NOT hotbeds of progressive politics.

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Mixed Results for Pension Reform Supporters in Midterms

11-05-2014 • www.reason.com

Candidates who have taken on the unions fared well in last night's elections. Initiatives related to reforming their pensions did not, however, do so well.

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Republican Governors Fought Labor Unions and Lived to Tell the Tale

11-05-2014 • www.reason.com

While the Republican reconquest of the Senate was widely anticipated, things had seemed a little shakier for certain Republican gubernatorial candidates in the run-up to the election

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Republican House Wins Could Be Biggest Since 1920s

11-05-2014 • www.reason.com

Republicans captured at least a dozen seats and built their majority in the U.S. House to its highest level in decades in Tuesday's midterm election, with results topping party expectations.

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Election results 2014 by state, county and district

11-05-2014 • Politico.com

Expected release of results for the Nov. 4 general election are listed state-by-state

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Voter turnout among lowest on record for midterm election

11-05-2014 • Fox 8

Unofficial results indicate voter turnout for Tuesday's election likely will be among the lowest on record for a midterm election in Ohio.

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A Political Ad For Your Friend Who Doesn't Vote

11-04-2014 • youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)

Because "it's all like, bullshit dude." [Warning: Inappropriate and Offensive Content!!!!]

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Rogue pastors endorse candidates, but IRS looks away

11-04-2014 • http://www.politico.com, By RACHAEL BADE

A record number of rogue Christian pastors are endorsing candidates from the pulpit this election cycle, using Sunday sermons to defiantly flout tax rules.

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Rogue pastors endorse candidates, but IRS looks away

11-04-2014 • http://www.politico.com, By RACHAEL BADE

A record number of rogue Christian pastors are endorsing candidates from the pulpit this election cycle, using Sunday sermons to defiantly flout tax rules.

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Rock the Vote hypocrites...

11-04-2014 • http://www.dailymail.co, By Francesca Chambers

Rock the Vote hypocrites: Lena Dunham, Whoopi Goldberg and other celebs who urged young people to turn out didn't take part in last midterms themselves, records reveal

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These charts reveal the catastrophe of Ukraine's refugee crisis

11-03-2014 • http://www.globalpost.com

What do last week's elections mean for 430,000 internally displaced Ukrainians?

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Non-voting

11-03-2014 • Strike-the-Root

Governments, like all other hierarchical institutions, depend upon the cooperation and the tacit consent of those over whom they exercise power. In the long run such coercion is either too expensive or too futile to accomplish its goals

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Forget the 2014 Election: Why Ron Holland Voted With His Feet

11-03-2014 • The Daily Bell

Another election day is upon us, always a great boost to the establishment media giants. Total political advertising spending should reach $2.5 billion dollars in this cycle. Most of the payoff money goes to only 6 companies.

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WHY HAVEN'T STATES KICKED MONSANTO OUT?

11-03-2014 • http://www.newswithviews.com, By: Devvy

The elections tomorrow affect all branches of government, local, state and federal. Please get out and vote.

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Why A Christian Should Not Vote

11/02/2014 • C. Smith's Blog

As one who believes in freedom, in non-aggression, in love, in God, I reject voting. Voting is the antithesis of Jesus' teaching of love, peace, and faith.

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If This Would Get Out, Many Dems Would Lose The Midterm Elections

11-01-2014 • http://therawfeedlive.com

How many dems feigned surprise when folks started losing their health insurance? And how many, if not all stated that if people liked their plans, they could keep them? Well guess what, they all knew people would lose their plans as early as 2010!

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Government Moves to Regulate YouTube Videos Under Campaign Finance Laws!

11-01-2014 • http://therawfeedlive.com

Government Moves to Regulate YouTube Videos Under Campaign Finance Laws! Federal Election Commission wants political YouTube videos to be licensed and monitored by the government!

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Political flyer does the unthinkable; calls out residents that don't vote – by name

11-01-2014 • Cheryl Carpenter Klimek

An unusual political flyer mailed in Orange County has people fuming over its contents – it's calling out people who don't vote.

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Facebook Wants You to Vote on Tuesday. Here's How It Messed With Your Feed in 2012.

11-01-2014 • http://www.motherjones.com, By Micah L. Sifry

The social network tries to promote voting, but it also has conducted tests that affect users' voting behavior—without telling them.

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There's A Huge Age Divide In How Americans Want Their Tax Dollars Spent

10-31-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com

With the U.S. Midterm Elections coming up, it's time again to rally your friends and family to fulfill their civic duty at the voting booths on November 4th.

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Florida Judge Bans Public Vote On Red Light Cameras

10-30-2014 • The Newspaper

Red light cameras will not be on the ballot in Brooksville, Florida for Tuesday's election. Hernando County Circuit Court Judge Thomas R. Eineman ruled this week in favor of a private traffic camera vendor and the city in denying the right of citizen

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Switzerland Gold Referendum A Healthy Conversation – Ron Paul

10-29-2014 • http://www.lewrockwell.com

Although it is unlikely Switzerland's gold referendum will pass, one U.S. politician said the country is embarking on a "healthy conversation" regarding the role of its national bank.

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Tunisia stands apart as an Arab Spring success story. Here's what it did differently

10-28-2014 • http://www.globalpost.com

One revolution and two elections later, it is a very different country than it was four years ago.

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How come they keep having these 'elections,' and nothing ever changes?

10-28-2014 • http://www.vinsuprynowicz.com

For the most part, participating in "judgeship" elections is pointless at best, if not outright pernicious. Your participation will be interpreted as granting your consent and approval to what amounts to a huge, unconstitutional scam.