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Editorial: Super PACs are yet to prove their worth in winning elections
In 2010, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that independent groups could spend infinite amounts of money on political campaigns.
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Column: Libya, one year later
This Monday was supposed to see the start of the trial of Al Baghdadi al Mahmoudi, the former Prime Minister of Libya under Moammar Gaddafi. He is facing charges of corruption and the ordering of mass rape during last year’s uprising.
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Editorial: Petraeus emails show Internet lacks veil of privacy
If any good has come from the troubling tale of former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus and his sordid affair with his 40-year-old biographer, it is a lesson in exercising caution in what one writes in emails.
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Column: Marijuana remains illegal despite recent voting
Barack Obama was elected to a second term. Same-sex marriage was legalized in more states. But the vote that seems to maintain the highest amount of “hoorahs” and high fives was the legalization for recreational use of marijuana in Washington and Colorado.
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Column: The Republican path forward
I’m usually skeptical of claims made by party faithfuls who, in the aftermath of losing an election, claim that no ideological adjustments are necessary to win the next election.
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Supreme Court make-up could shift to liberal lean
With three U.S. Supreme Court justices nearing 80 years old — the age at which many decide to step down — President Barack Obama’s re-election could signal a shift in the court’s dynamic. Of 63 justices who have left the bench since 1900, only 10 stayed past age 80.
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Column: National debt looms for next generation
The election is over. Barack Obama will serve another term as president. Supporters rejoice, detractors mourn. The American people made a choice Tuesday that will dictate the direction of public policy for at least the next four years. But that doesn’t mean our job is over.
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Editorial: Secession not a reality, despite petition efforts
Elections are supposed to be that component of democracy built in to give citizens a chance to have their voices heard in governance. But clearly some don’t quite understand that, as they expressed their dissatisfaction with the election in a unique way.
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Petraeus resigns as CIA Director
At an Institute of Politics Forum in 2006, General David H. Petraeus met Paula D. Broadwell for the first time. This encounter would later develop into the relationship that caused him to resign as Central Intelligence Agency Director on Friday.