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A Labor Challenge to Republicans in Indiana Print E-mail
Nation - Politics
Josh Goodman (Stateline)   
Tuesday, 08 May 2012 17:00
Indiana State House.Indianapolis, IN, USA. In some states, labor unions have decided the best way to regain influence may be to work on the Republican Party from within.

When voters in Indiana’s 64th state House district go to the polls today, their ballots will say that James Amick is a Republican primary candidate. But if they’ve heard some of Amick’s positions on the issues, they might not be so sure.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 May 2012 21:28
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Differences Between Political Bloggers Left and Right Print E-mail
Nation - Politics
TS-Si News Service   
Sunday, 22 April 2012 03:00
Windmills.Los Angeles, CA, USA. A study of blogs using year 2008 data foreshadows the extremes of current political debate, along with the different approaches of blogs both Left and Right.

The analysis found that blogs from the Left are more collaborative and less individualistic than blogs from the right.

Last Updated on Saturday, 21 April 2012 23:14
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Social Debates Rage in State Legislatures Print E-mail
Nation - Politics
TS-Si News Service   
Monday, 02 April 2012 03:00
Robert F. McDonnell, Governor of Virginia.Richmond, VA, USA. Abortion, gay marriage, sex education, gun control: 2012 so far the states have seen plenty of partisan clashes over social policy, with more fireworks coming.

The legislative session that Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell wanted this year was very different from the one he wound up getting. "Let's be civil", McDonnell told Virginia legislators at the start of this year's session. They didn't always follow his injunction.

Last Updated on Sunday, 01 April 2012 19:41
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Voter ID Policies Have Negative Minority Impacts (Except For Asians) Print E-mail
Nation - Politics
TS-Si News Service   
Tuesday, 13 March 2012 03:00
Voter ID Required.Providence, RI, USA. Research findings indicate that voter identification requirements have a substantially negative impact on the voting of all groups, except for Asians.

Particularly strong negative effects are seen for Blacks and Hispanics (voting decreased by 18% and 22%, respectively). Even Whites show dampened turnout associated with voter ID policies, but it has the opposite effect for Asians (boosting turnout by nearly 30%).

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:15
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Study Refutes Genetic Prediction of Voting Behavior Print E-mail
Nation - Politics
TS-Si News Service   
Saturday, 03 March 2012 04:00
Genetics.Durham, NC, USA. Despite the claims of previous researchers, one or two genes cannot predict voting behavior.

Evan Charney, a Duke University professor of public policy and political science, and co-author William English of Harvard University call into question the validity of all studies that claim that a common gene variant can predict complex behaviors such as voting.

Last Updated on Friday, 02 March 2012 23:27
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