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U.S. Finds Flaws in ES&S DS200 Voting Machine

Computerworld - A ballot-scanning device slated for use in the upcoming presidential elections misreads ballots, fails to log critical events and is prone to sudden lockups, the U.S.

Does Wisconsin have a budget deficit?

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Who got left behind? How rising inequality is affecting countries across the G20

There is a clear and powerful rebuttal to the popular assumption that the rising tide will lift all boats.

Newt Gingrich's Tawdry Affairs Secretly a Sign of Moral Strength

For anyone out there who continues to be nauseated by Newt Gingrich’s lifelong pattern of deception, adultery, selfishness and cruelty toward his wives, you’re just looking at it wrong! What his affairs actually demonstrate, when you really think about it, are his p …

Did Gingrich 'Slash' Federal Spending? No.

Winning Our Future’s new TV ad falsely claims Newt Gingrich “slashed” spending in his four years as House speaker.

After the cuts: Students aren't learning like they used to in Tomah, WI

TOMAH — Cindy Zahrte stoops to pick an empty cup up off the floor, hardly breaking her pace as she strides through Tomah High School's network of hallways.

Republican Congressman Screams At Mother With Two Children, Tells Her To Join The Military Instead Of Using Pell Grants

When a mother with two children and two jobs expressed her concern about Pell Grants, which she relies on to pay for college, during a town hall held by Republican Congressman Steve Womack in Arkansas last week, she probably didn’t expect his reaction. According to Blue  …

My Lesbian Daughter, The Bible And Sex

Regarding Pastor Mark Driscoll’s Fox News.com opinion piece, “What the Bible Really Says About Sex,” dated January 3, 2012, I agree with him on many points.

Romneycare, v. 2012

The half dozen men and women spending their Sunday afternoon calling potential Obama voters illustrated the challenge confronting the president: the likelihood that he will face Mitt Romney, who accuses him of wanting to “turn America into a European-style entitlement soc …

The Great Divergence In Pictures: A visual guide to income inequality.

During the 20th century, the United States experienced two major trends in income distribution.

A response to Gov. Scott Walker: Thanks but no thanks for the 'savings'

Thanks for the E-update and the confirmation that you do acknowledge I exist! While I know your note went out to everyone who "contacted Governor Walker's office directly at some point during 2011," I accept it as the long-awaited recognition that you do, indeed, have my email  …

Mangled Facts in Manchester

Truth took a punch or two at the first of two GOP debates before New Hampshire’s critical presidential primary. Romney, talking about taxes, said federal, state and local government consume 37 percent of the economy today compared with only 27 percent when John F.

Group declares myths 'busted'

The Organic Trade Association, Brattleboro, Vt., recently has proclaimed as dead several “myths” about organics. Among the misconceptions: Organic is a niche market. The OTA reports more than three-quarters of U.S. families purchase organic products.

Rick Santorum's moral delusions

Why is Rick Santorum running for president? Because America is in trouble and he knows why. Faith and family are under attack.

Harder for Americans to Rise From Lower Rungs

Benjamin Franklin did it. Henry Ford did it. And American life is built on the faith that others can do it, too: rise from humble origins to economic heights.

Why vote on Tuesdays? No good reason

Today, Iowans will kick off the Republican nominating process for president of the United States with the first-in-the-nation caucuses. But why a Tuesday? The short answer: We vote on Tuesday for absolutely no good reason.

25 ideas that will help you live on purpose.

For those of you who are counting, there are actually only twenty-four. I got bored and stopped.  Not really.

Nobody Understands Debt

In 2011, as in 2010, America was in a technical recovery but continued to suffer from disastrously high unemployment.

Scott Walker busted in new lie

On Wednesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker held a press conference touting that he was going to lift a cap on enrollment in Family Care, a state program designed to keep the elderly and disabled out of nursing homes.

Time for Conservatives to wake up and smell the cat litter....

So you’re a Red Meat Conservative who thinks taxes are the very embodiment of Evil Liberal Oppression and wants the heavy hand of the Nanny State expunged from our lives.

Institute for One Wisconsin Report: 'D is for Dismantle'

A comprehensive analysis entitled “D is for Dismantle,” authored by the non-partisan Institute for One Wisconsin shows that despite claims from Gov.

WI SC Justice, Gableman, voted with law firm after receiving free legal services

Madison - State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman in two cases cast the deciding vote in favor of parties represented by a law firm that gave him tens of thousands of dollars of free legal services, a review of state records shows. One of those was a high-stakes case this …

Study: Gingrich tax plan would worsen deficit

The tax plan by GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich would provide big tax breaks to the rich and blow a huge hole in the federal budget deficit, according to an independent study released Monday.

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Rich People DON'T Create Jobs: 6 Myths That Have to Be Killed for Our Economy to Live

In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray's character is forced to relive a single day over and over and over—waking up to the same song every morning, meeting the same people, having the same conversations—until, after thousands of repetitions, he finally realiz …

Michele Bachmann left speechless as boy says: 'My mom's gay but doesn't need fixing'

Kids really do say the darndest things, and apparently, some presidential candidates don't know how to respond. At a recent South Carolina book signing event, GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann greeted locals, including Elijah, a bashful eight-year-old. After some coax …

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