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An Indian Mishing tribal woman looks back to ensure her vote has been cast as she prepares to leave the voting compartment during the first phase of general elections in Majuli, Assam, India, Thursday.

World News

Polls Open In The World's Largest Democracy: Fun Facts On India's Election

9:02pm April 11, 2019

Polls have opened in 18 Indian states and two union territories. It is the first day of a seven-phase election staggered over more than five weeks in the country of 1.3 billion people.

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Student Journalists

The State Of High School Civic Education

11:38pm February 10, 2019

by Owen Clifford

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In mentioning voting in her Democratic response to the State of the Union, Stacey Abrams, pictured on election night in 2018, voiced what was already becoming increasingly clear: Elections will be a key part of Democratic messaging in the coming years.

Politics & Government

Ahead Of 2020 Election, Voting Rights Becomes A Key Issue For Democrats

6:58am February 08, 2019

by Miles Parks

Whether the party's focus on voting issues has an effect on the nuts and bolts of the next presidential election remains to be seen.

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Politics & Government

Is The NC Legislative Building Becoming Less Friendly To The Public?

7:43am January 16, 2019

by Sean Bueter

The North Carolina Legislative Building opened in the early 1960s and was created to be a welcoming place for the public to see its government in action.

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Politics & Government

As Population Concentrates In Fewer States, Important Side Effects Arise

3:48pm July 23, 2018

by Sean Bueter

A recent analysis by The Washington Post suggests that roughly half of the U.S.

Books

In 'Fortress America,' Examining How Fear Crept Into American Life

6:42pm December 17, 2017

by Ray Suarez

Historian Elaine Tyler May says that since the Cold War, fear has crept into American life. Her new book, Fortress America, examines key events that shaped today's political climate.

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"What the American Founding Fathers understood was that institutions were built for human imperfection, not human perfection," Condoleezza Rice says.

Condoleezza Rice: Institutions Aren't Perfect, But They're The Bedrock Of Democracy

1:30pm May 08, 2017

by Rachel Martin

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tells NPR that America is still a "bright, shining city on the hill, not because we're perfect but because we struggle in our imperfections every day."

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Juan Pablo Guanipa is running for governor of the western Venezuelan state of Zulia, and as he campaigns in Maracaibo, the state capital, people complain of food shortages and hyperinflation.

World News

Opposition Parties In Venezuela Prepare For Elections, Hoping They Will Come

6:29am April 08, 2017

by John Otis

Venezuela's ruling party is threatened by an opposition fueled by an economic crisis and related public anger over fuel and food shortages. It's kept power in part by stalling all manner of elections.

President-elect Donald Trump has the power, and has shown a willingness, to effect change in ways critics charge is bullying.

Donald Trump: Strong Leader Or Dangerous Authoritarian?

11:31am December 12, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Critics worry that the president-elect has authoritarian tendencies. With a tweet, he can hurt a company's stock or incite threats against a labor leader. His supporters say fears are overblown.

A Saudi man walks past a pump at a petrol station Monday in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. Saudi Arabia said it plans to reduce subsidies on power, water and fuel as part of new measures introduced in the face of low oil prices.

Higher Gas Prices, Long Lines: What Cheap Oil Means For Saudi Arabia

10:54am December 31, 2015

by Deb Amos

The deal in Saudi Arabia has been no taxation and no representation. Bottom-of-the-barrel crude prices changed the first half of the equation this week, as officials cut utility and gas subsidies.

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