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Who's Roscoe Filburn? One author's thoughts on limiting the role of the federal government
Newport News author Douglas Lising has recently published, “Remember Roscoe Filburn. Amending the Constitution: The Only Sure Way to Limit the Federal Government.” Given that it’s an election year, this book seems of interest considering...
Tags: Government, Politics
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WHY IT MATTERS: Michigan's ballot proposals
DETROIT (AP) — Six contentious ballot proposals are before Michigan voters on Nov. 6, including several well-funded measures backed by special interest groups and five that would require amending the Michigan Constitution. Here's a breakdown of...
Tags: Lawyers, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Government, Energy Saving, Laws
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November 2012 Ballot Proposals
Michigan's ballot will contain six referendums. One would affect current law applying to emergency managers; the other five are amendments to the state constitution. Here are those proposals, in order: PROPOSAL 1 A REFERENDUM ON PUBLIC ACT 4 OF 2011...Tags: Elections, Energy Saving, Employment, Local Government, Environmental Issues
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Raven Matt Birk joins fight against same-sex marriage
Ravens center Matt Birk is expected to film a video this week opposing Maryland's new same-sex marriage law, making him the second player on the team to take a public stand on the referendum. Birk, a Roman Catholic and father of six, is pressing a view...
Tags: Abortion Issue, Same-Sex Marriage, Elections, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Roman Catholicism
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Hands off the Constitution
There are some things you should do through the ballot box and some things you shouldn't — and the flood of Michigan constitutional amendment-adding ballot proposals come November is the latter of those. There are six proposals on the ballot for...Tags: Mitt Romney, Elections, Voting, Government, Economy, Business and Finance
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2012 ELECTION RESULTS
Voting numbers have been up dated after the polls closed at 8 p.m. Some results were still being counted, including some large state and national races, as of 8 a.m. Wednesday. President Barack Obama (D) 59,567,135, 303 electorial votes Mitt Romney (R)...
Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Voting, Libertarian Party, Politics
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Re-energizing young voters
DeJanee Fennell hears the excuses.
Young people are apathetic. Young people are sick of politics. Young people have given up.
But Fennell doesn't buy that. The 20-year-old junior at Morgan State University knows President Barack Obama needs the youth...Tags: Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, John McCain, Barack Obama, Herman Cain
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A healthy dose of American history
Special to the Los Angeles TimesPaul Revere was captured on April 18, 1775, before he could warn the residents of Concord, Mass., that the British were coming. (He did make it to Lexington, Mass.) No Revolutionary War battle was ever fought at Valley Forge, Pa., even though Gen. George...Tags: Museums, Canoeing and Kayaking, John Lennon, History, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Vindication mixes with continued uncertainty for Exxon plaintiffs
The oversized windows of Hans Wilhelmsen's house in Jacksonville command a view to the east of hills dotted with baled hay and stands of oak, maple and pine on the 70 acres he owns a mile south of where an Exxon station unleashed an underground flood of...Tags: Lawyers, Lotteries, Rentals, Water, Maryland
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In Theory: Could same-sex marriage become legal?
Q. A recent Gallup poll has revealed that, for the first time, a majority of Americans support gay marriage. According to the figures, 53% of Americans say they believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid; in 1996, the figure was...Tags: Lawyers, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Barack Obama, Values, Minority Groups
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Ron Kaye: Don't always go to the party
Sipping iced coffee in the Black Cow Café in Montrose on Friday with Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, I found myself suspending my disbelief, putting aside my deep cynicism as a newspaperman and feeling like I was in the company of a politician actually...Tags: Republican Party, Carol Liu, Local Elections, Elections, David Dreier
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Council undermines respect for law
To close an $18-million budget gap, the city proposes cuts in some worthy services and [increase] user fees for others. At the June 21 City Council meeting, a council member sought to shift the blame for these measures to those whose efforts resulted...Tags: Target Brands, Inc., Politics
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Nov 6, 2012
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Jul 10, 2011
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Jul 1, 2011
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Aug 20, 2011
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Jun 27, 2011
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