Amanda Winkler

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  Sep 15, 2011

  Obama May Lose Jewish Vote

  Since Jimmy Carter’s presidency in 1980, the Democrats have never failed to win the majority of the Jewish vote. However, that may be change in 2012 as the Jewish vote is predicted to tilt more toward the political right.

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  Sep 14, 2011

  New Poll Says Majority of Americans Favor Same-Sex Marriage

  A new poll by The Associated Press and the National Constitution Center released Wednesday shows that the majority of Americans is shifting towards supporting legalization, even as recent votes in many states show voters in solid support of defining marriage as between one man and one woman.

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  Sep 14, 2011

  Obama 'Tattletale' Website Encourages Supporters to Report Negative Info

  The Obama campaign, known for being technologically savvy, launched a new website today called “Attack Watch.” The website serves to fight back against accusations launched at Obama, labeling them as “smears” and “lies.”

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  Sep 13, 2011

  Obama Promotes Jobs Plan in House Speaker Boehner's Back Yard

  President Obama visited Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday to promote the jobs bill he sent to Congress on Monday. Ohio is the home state of House Speaker John Boehner, who has been critical of the president’s initiative to tax the rich in order to pay for the plan.

• Sep 13, 2011

  ACLU Files Suit Against RI School for 1960s Prayer Mural

  The Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit to demand that the city of Cranston order a local high school to take down a Christian mural that has been displayed on a wall at the high school since the 1960s.

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  Sep 12, 2011

  North Carolina Effort to Ban Same-Sex Marriage Stirs Controversy

  Another battle over same-sex marriage is brewing in a southeastern state. But unlike neighboring states, which have overwhelmingly voted against same-sex marriage, the outcome in North Carolina is less than certain and is generating quite a controversy.

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  Sep 12, 2011

  Liberal Columnist Paul Krugman Calls 9/11 Aftermath 'Deeply Shameful'

  On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, conservatives were outraged. Paul Krugman, New York Times columnist, titled his Sunday piece “The Years of Shame.” He went on to criticize “what happened after 9/11” as “deeply shameful.”

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  Sep 11, 2011

  The 9/11 Generation – How Life Changed

  Every generation of Americans has had a crisis, whether it be war or natural disaster, that has helped define it. This generation is no different. The Millennials, now entering the workforce, were forever shaped by the events of 9/11.

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  Sep 10, 2011

  Is Bachmann's Campaign Over?

  For months Michele Bachmann was seen as the rising star of the GOP candidates. On Aug. 13 she shook up the political world when she emerged as the winner of the Iowa straw poll. This victory was thought to propel her as an established top-tier candidate.

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  Sep 9, 2011

  Brennan: Washington Playing Politics With Nat'l Security

  John Brennan, White House’s chief counterterrorism adviser, lamented that so many people in Washington are still playing politics with the issue of terrorism 10 years after Sept. 11.