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Conscience rights ignite online debatenew

A Fast Forward Weekly story from September, 2011 has resurfaced and fuelled a renewed debate about conscience rights in the current Alberta election as the right-wing Wildrose Party surges.
Fast Forward Weekly  |  Suzy Thompson  |  04-06-2012  |  Policy Issues

Rep. Tim Scott Losing Redistricting Lotterynew

If there is a drawback to being a Congressional member, it's that the campaign never stops. Voters weigh your political fate every two years, so the next campaign officially begins the day after you're elected.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  04-11-2011  |  Policy Issues

Romney launching 25-state tournew

In the early horse race for the 2012 GOP nomination, a top priority is midterm campaigning in swing states. Mitt Romney is on his way, but he'll have to watch what he says.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  08-24-2010  |  Policy Issues

Haley's pro-business message would eliminate sales tax reliefnew

Nikki Haley talks a lot about business owners when she is on the stump. As the GOP gubernatorial candidate tells the story, she's the daughter of two entrepreneurs who knew the importance of earning a dollar and what it felt like to have the government take that dollar away. Think about it the next time you're at the market. Haley is ready to put the state's sales tax back on your grocery bill because, well, what the hell have you done to create jobs in South Carolina?
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  08-17-2010  |  Policy Issues

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