IVN published an article by Brenda Evans, which called the state of Florida for Obama, despite the “official” AP, New York Times, CNN, etc… news stations not declaring the outcome.
Welcome to the Artist Corner, to become a regular, but occasional column of IVN. I, Michael Thorsnes, am a recovered lawyer, having practiced law for more than 30 years prior to the onset of Parkinson's disease approximately 12 years ago. My life changed in many ways in response to that event , the vast majority of which have ben positive enough to be regarded as a blessing. Why?
Tuesday's election night with Barack Obama's re-election was the most tweeted political event in history with more than 300,000 tweets per minute. This is the conclusion of an election where social media played a major role for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as well as for the third party candidates.
Now that President Obama has been elected and the campaigning has ended, the President will have to find solution regarding the upcoming fiscal cliff.
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While states throughout the nation passed reforms and enacted new laws on Tuesday, the people of Puerto Rico voted on whether they would like to seek statehood. The island passed a two-part referendum, with 54 percent of the island affirming they would like to change their 114-year relationship with the United States, which began after the Spanish-American war, and potentially become the 51st state.
Elections Have Consequences. Election 2012 probably doesn’t prove anything. But it provides some evidence for the hopeful proposition that: even when the game is rigged, the cheaters lose:
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Now that President Obama can rest assured he is keeping his job, there will be no time to waste in looking forward and pursuing an activist government. Many challenges await Obama's administration, as he will be forced to take a new course and employ new leadership tactics in the four years ahead.
In his speech last night, Obama assured the crowd that
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Community College Board Race Results are in. Here are the winners for the following positions: