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On April 30, the Senate's subcommittee on the Constitution held a vitally important hearing on ''Secret Law and the Threat to Democratic and Accountable Government,'' chaired by Sen. via The Morning Call

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“American voters deserve better than simply the lesser of two evils.”

Bob Barr , a former congressman from Georgia and a former Republican, today announced his candidacy for president as a Libertarian who would rein in federal spending and foreign wars. via Chicago Tribune

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“This is the darnedest election I've ever been in in my life”

The annual Truman Dinner, organized by the Yellowstone County Democratic Party in Billings, has long been a homegrown affair held in a low-ceilinged conference room in a downtown hotel. via NewWest

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As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continue to battle it out, the McCain camp has been sitting quietly without a fight. via 98.9 KKZX

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WDTV News Director Scott Snider had the chance to sit down with Senator Hillary Clinton Sunday afternoon as she made stops throughout Taylor County to celebrate Mother's Day. via WDTV Bridgeport

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“As never before, the market would reward any person or company that seeks to invent, improve, or acquire alternatives to carbon-based energy”

Republican John McCain, reaching out to both independents and green-minded social conservatives, argues that global warming is undeniable and the country must take steps to bring it under control while adhering to free-market principles.

In remarks prepared for delivery Monday at a Portland, Ore., wind turbine manufacturer, the presidential contender says expanded nuclear power must be considered to reduce carbon-fuel emissions. He also sets a goal that by 2050, the country will reduce carbon emissions to a level 60 percent below that emitted in 1990. Read more

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The standoff between Governor Strickland and others against Attorney General Marc Dann ought to appear to followers of this year's contentious Democratic presidential primary as just more of the same. via WDTN-TV Dayton

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“The stakes are so high in this campaign, and it's important that we come together and make sure our voices are heard.”

In a rural Republican rodeo town, former President Bill Clinton touted his wife's economic, education, energy and health care policies and urged residents to support her in Oregon's upcoming primary, saying she ... via KCPQ

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Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the birthplace of Mother's Day in rural West Virginia, offering Democrats a subtle reminder Sunday that her fading candi ... via Mochila

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“We've spent billions of dollars on overhauling election administration in this country, but we're still seeing the same ballot design mistakes in almost every federal election.”

The solution should have been a no-brainer, voting experts say. After all, it was a badly designed ballot that enflamed the 2000 election meltdown and introduced the vagaries of chads to the political lexicon _ pregnant, hanging and otherwise.

So it would seem that redesigning ballots to make them simpler should have been a high priority. But that hasn't been the case, voting experts say.

Eight years after the fiasco in Florida's Palm Beach County, confusing ballots continue to stymie voters and plague elections in this primary season. Read more

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