Posted 10/9/12 2:40 pm EST by MTV Act in Election 2012, politics
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By Joe Isenstadt
Still haven’t registered? Get on it! Today’s the most important day all year for voter registration. Seventeen states have their deadlines today, and among them are ones that will decide the presidential election, feature brutal congressional contests, or have measures on the ballot that will seriously impact life there in the decades to come.
Posted 10/9/12 11:30 am EST by MTV Act in Election 2012, Health, politics
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by: Joe Isenstadt
The staggering price of health care in the U.S. is one of the most pressing problems facing us today. The U.S. spends about $8,000 per person on health care every year. That’s the biggest figure in the entire world.
Posted 10/8/12 6:16 pm EST by Alexis Tirado in Election 2012, politics
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With less than 30 days till Election Day, President Obama and Mitt Romney are heating up in the debates.
Posted 10/8/12 2:25 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Election 2012, politics
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Federal Election Commission (FEC): a government agency that monitors, regulates and publicizes information on campaign funds.
Posted 10/5/12 2:42 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Election 2012, Health, Interview, politics, sex, sexual health
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Young people and women are two big voting blocs who can sway the election, and Seventeen magazine combined them together by highlighting dedicated political young women for their 2012 Electionistas in the October issue!
Posted 10/5/12 1:41 pm EST by Alexandra Govere in Celebs, Election 2012
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If you were President for a day, what would you do first? Feed the hungry? Employ the jobless? Or maybe take a celebratory sip of the White House’s home-brewed Honey Ale? (Betcha didn’t know the President has his own beer!) MTV News' Christina Garibaldi recently sat down with R&B crooner Miguel -- whose second album Kaleidoscope Dream dropped this week -- to get his take.
Posted 10/5/12 11:58 am EST by Danica Davidson in Celebs, Election 2012, politics, Sweet Tweet
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I don’t know about you, but I watch the debates because I want to be informed, not necessarily because I find them entertaining. But some talented person on YouTube gave Wednesday’s debate a musical makeover, and it got everyone -- including Joseph Gordon-Levitt -- sharing it on the interwebz.
Posted 10/4/12 3:18 pm EST by Andrew Jenks in Election 2012, politics, Shows
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Andrew Jenks was in Denver last night with MTV News for the first of three Presidential debates. His main goal: find out what young people thought of the candidates during the debate -- and that's if they were watching. Here's what happened.
Posted 10/3/12 8:52 pm EST by Lauren Grillo in Election 2012, politics, Social media, TV
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We got a big announcement, you guys! As part of MTV’s Power of 12, MTV’s Twitter (@MTV) will be taking a break from live-Tweeting the latest shows to live-Tweet the Presidential Debates, starting tomorrow at 9 pm EST. There’s a twist though!
Posted 10/3/12 3:14 pm EST by Alexandra Govere in Election 2012, politics
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Either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney will have the most important job in the nation come November, but how would the two stack up in today’s post-college job market? Using fake names and dates but factual information about their college careers, mtvU put their hypothetical resumes to the test!
