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California Pushes Plans for Voting by Mail

California election officials Wednesday released plans for new legislation with the stated aim of “provid[ing] greater flexibility and convenience” for voters, including voting by mail, in the hope that the changes will boost voter turnout.

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Nigeria’s Only Active Cardinal Laments Destruction of Churches on Eve of Election Results

As further attacks from the radical Islamist group Boko Haram have disrupted Nigeria’s presidential elections, officials now say that the results will not be released until Tuesday. Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the archbishop of Abuja and Nigeria’s only cardinal, has said that the situation in Nigeria is so serious that no matter who wins the election, a major “turn of page” is needed.

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‘Mandatory Voting’: Using Democracy As Camouflage For Power

Voting is one important component of freedom, but it’s not a substitute for freedom. Even when the vote isn’t rigged, it’s still incredibly dangerous to accept the notion of voting – of politics – as a sufficient limit on power. That’s the “national conversation” we’re having in the United States as the Age of Obama winds down, to the point where even the comical corruption of Hillary Clinton’s secret e-mail server is dismissed as something that shouldn’t inconvenience Her Majesty unless the voters get really angry about it.

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New York Times Whines About Netanyahu

On Tuesday, before the final results of the Israeli election were tabulated, the New York Times, in utter disbelief that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might survive the manifold efforts by the Obama Administration and the leftist media to destroy him, released a piece that savaged the Israeli prime minster, with numerous figures whining about the tactics Netanyahu used to retain his post.

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Mitt Romney Returns to Instagram

His last post to Instagram was in November of 2012, but this week, after a break of over two years, Mitt Romney has once again started posting photos to the social media service.

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UKIP Supporters Look to Vote Tactically Come May

Polling by Lord Ashcroft has shown that a significant percentage of UKIP supporters are planning on voting tactically when it comes to their specific constituency. Surveys were taken in a number of marginal constituencies to monitor the support for Labour and

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Former Labour Mayor Named Tory Candidate For Slough

A long term Labour Councillor and former Mayor of Ealing has been named as the Conservative candidate for Slough at the next general election. Gurcharan Singh defected to the Conservatives after he failed to secure the Labour nomination for Ealing

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