News tagged with party
Dollars and sense: Why are some people morally against tax?
As the U.S. presidential election campaigns heat up, the economic debate is dominated by bailouts, austerity and, inevitably, taxation. Now a new study published in Symbolic Interaction asks why tax is such an important issue ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 23, 2012 |
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Space -- the next frontier for Hillary Clinton?
She has been the US secretary of state, a senator and nearly became president, but Hillary Clinton joked Thursday that she might want to try another role -- space tourist.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 26, 2012 |
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US greenhouse gases back up after decline
US emissions of greenhouse gases blamed for climate change rose in 2010, ending a brief downward turn as the world's largest economy gradually recovers from recession, official data showed Monday.
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Democracy v self interest?
When it comes to electoral reform, are political parties more concerned about proposing reforms to suit their own agenda, or do they have the greater good at heart?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2012 |
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UK: Far right supporters - violence is largely inevitable
Far right supporters in the UK believe violent conflict between different religious, racial and ethnic groups is largely inevitable, according to a new survey on political extremism.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Apple to add 3,600 jobs at new $304M Texas campus
(AP) -- Apple Inc. is investing $304 million in a new campus and more than doubling its workforce in the Texas capital, boosted by a $21 million incentive from a state fund designed to attract high-tech companies, Gov. Rick ...
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Discord unites elite hackers charged in NY, IL
At the large public housing project in New York City where he lived, outsiders knew him as a quiet family man. But federal prosecutors say Hector Xavier Monsegur was an Internet saboteur known as Sabu.
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Americans more concerned with viability rather than electability in primary races
With Super Tuesday tomorrow, candidates are warned to know that it's the viability they show as a leader, rather than their image or electability that may be the most important attribute in garnering the Republican nomination.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 05, 2012 |
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A love/hate relationship: New book explores dynamics between voters, political parties
If the relationship between voters and big-party politics was “Facebook official,” the status would be: “It’s complicated.”
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Czech Republic, Slovakia freeze anti-piracy pact
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said Monday his country would freeze plans to ratify a controversial international online anti-piracy accord after mounting off-and-online protests.
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Is third party funding effectively regulated in the UK?
A study shows that the market for litigation funding, otherwise known as third party funding, is firmly established for commercial disputes in the UK and is extending into cases involving ordinary citizens, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Wind power to make up half of Danish energy use in 2020
Denmark aims to have wind power supply half of the country's electricity needs in 2020, under a new programme presented by Climate and Energy Minister Martin Lidegaard on Friday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 25, 2011 |
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Convenient Election Day voting centers can improve voter turnout: study
The convenience of Election Day voting centers can increase voter turnout, according to a new paper by political scientists Robert Stein of Rice University and Greg Vonnahme of the University of Alabama.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Social media fuels college megaparty in Colorado
(AP) -- An apartment complex near Colorado State University that used Facebook to advertise "the biggest pool party of the year'" got more than it bargained for - at least 2,000 people, most of them college students, showed ...
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Study reveals cultural characteristics of the Tea Party movement
American voters sympathetic to the Tea Party movement reflect four primary cultural and political beliefs more than other voters do: authoritarianism, libertarianism, fear of change, and negative attitudes toward immigrants ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2011 |
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