23 Oct 2012
VideosTinted-Feature

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Election day is 14 days away! To set the tone for one of the most important days of the year, we’ve scoured the Internet for a handful of campaign songs crafted by young supporters. From a guy with a xylophone to a group of kids who are too young to vote but still wanna make a difference, rock out to your fave on your way to the polling station!

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Leto-Feature

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The third and final presidential debate happened last night (you were all watching along with me, riiight?) with President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney talking about foreign policy. Well, the time of debates has passed and it’s now exactly two weeks till election day (WTF, really?!?), and Jared Leto wants to make sure you get out and vote!

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22 Oct 2012
OneYoung-Feature

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As President Barack Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney squeeze in some final debate prep before tonight's showdown, 1,200 young leaders are on their way home from the 2012 One Young World Summit in Pittsburgh, PA. Delegates from Iran, China, Iraq (countries that'll def come up during tonight's foreign policy-centered debate) and over 190 other countries came together to share their visions and ideas on tackling some of the world's toughest issues.

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Lobbyist2-Feature

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lobbyist (noun): a person whose job is to lobby for a cause

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WCSU politics

Photo: Marissa O’Loughlin talks policy with other WCSU honors students. (DanburyPatch)

During election season, it’s all “Republican this” and “Democrat that,” but a group of Western Connecticut State University honors students are ditching the labels and trying to find solutions to our nation’s problems on common ground.

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21 Oct 2012
askwolfsituation-Feature

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Last week we kicked off our #AskWolf series, where Mike "the Situation" Sorrentino and Teen Wolf's Tyler Posey ask Wolf Blitzer your political questions! The MTV stars chatted Wolf up about swing states and third party candidates. This week, the Sitch has a toughie: Why should I care about the election?

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18 Oct 2012
GoodNatSec-Feature

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It's easy to forget that on November 6, we’re not just electing the overseer of U.S. politics. We’re also choosing the chief of the most powerful military in the entire world. Since the September 11th attacks, the U.S. has spent about $7.6 trillion on defense and homeland security. Every year we spend more money on our military than the next top 14 countries combined.

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17 Oct 2012
Underemployed-Feature

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Post-college life. Ahhhhhh. It can be scary, exciting, frustrating, fun and most def. full of adventures. Like, YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP type of adventures.

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16 Oct 2012
KhloeOffice-Feature

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Her Campus, an online community for college women, recently polled readers on which Kardashian sister they think would make the best President.

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15 Oct 2012
Constituent-Feature

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constituent (noun): a voter within a congressional district

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