The opening day of the 2012 Democratic National Convention had unrelenting support for the re-election of President Barack Obama. Most speeches and support came from party members, but one speech came from the only current Independent governor, Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island.

August ended on a high note with the Employment and Training Administration’s ‘Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report'. The seasonably adjusted number for the week ending September 1 was 365,000 claims, which dropped 12,000 from the advanced figure of 177,000 for the week ending August 25.

The first country to using internet voting as the means for conducting a national election was Estonia. During their 2005 elections, citizens were allowed to vote online for municipal offices. The system was built on an existing national ID framework where citizens had their personal information recorded along with their signatures.

Key Senate races in Virginia, Connecticut, and Massachusetts could determine which party controls the Senate. Independent voters may be the most important voting blocs in all these races.

VA Senate race between Tim Kaine (D) and George Allen (R)

There are several voters in states like Michigan, Florida, and Virginia who are confused and angry about receiving cryptic robo-calls from a public polling agency called Independent Voter Research. The only problem is there doesn't seem to be any evidence that Independent Voter Research exists. Who, then, is responsible for these calls?

There are several voters in states like Michigan, Florida, and Virginia who are confused and angry about receiving cryptic robo-calls from a public polling agency called Independent Voter Research. The only problem is there doesn't seem to be any evidence that Independent Voter Research exists. Who, then, is responsible for these calls?

Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson aims to reform not win. His presidential campaign currently has ballot access in eleven states, with write-in votes permitted in fifteen more, according to his campaign website Vote Rocky.

The Democratic 2012 Platform was released on Monday and some commentators have already highlighted that two noticeable words were absent: GOD and Jerusalem. Are there other things missing from the Democratic platform?

As a french observer, here are the 10 things that I think are missing from the Platform and whose absence has not been discussed by the mainstream media.

The Democratic platform should have  mentioned:

- We the People Built This.

- The United States in the best hope for mankind.