After the shock of Mitt Romney's and other critical Republican seats {i.e. the Indiana Senate race in favor of Democrat Joe Donnelly} wore off, the Republican party cleared the drawing board on their approach to social policy and the infamous 47%'ers. Following the direction of media personality Sean Hannitty, local politics is taking a turn from the Fiscal Cliff hoopla in Washington and focusing in on immigration (especially in coastal areas that are directly affected with the issue). Republicans in the state of California are jumping on the moderate bandwagon to attempt to sway the large hispanic...

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With just shy of 40 days left until the 2012 Presidential Election, the candidates are gearing up for the first Debate to take place on October 3rd. The issues likely to be up for debate are Welfare, Foreign Policy and the Economy. Serious blows have been exchanged between both parties on each of them.  Mitt Romney's Foreign Policy strategist are criticizing President Obama's strategies, suggesting his schedule for bringing troops home in 2014 and claims that the Al Queda organization has been weakened are false. The Romney campaign also assert that American people feel a false sense of security...

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"Let's play the blame game, I hate you more"... though Kanye was speaking about the blame game in romantic relationships, the same can be said about Members of Congress with opposing views. Most recently, House Speaker John Boehner once again threatened that Republicans would not vote to increase the debt ceiling unless Democrats agreed to certain tax and spending policies sought by the GOP. Republicans have used this tactic repeatedly in the past few years, each time bringing the nation closer to the brink of default. Over the past 4-5 years it seems that Congress has been playing politics...

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Do you remember the days when gas cost $1.25 per gallon? For some of us that is a distant memory compared to the very present reality that is gas prices today.  Over the last week gas prices have increased an approximately of $.50 across the nation and Americans regardless of party affliation aren't receiving it with open arms. Some people are attempting to find creative ways to curb the blow using member points for cents off or utilizing websites like www.gasbuddy.com to find the lowest prices in their area. With media outlets both local and national reporting an average of $5 per gallon...

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