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Let's make this torture debate absolutely clear: I've got cousins, a good friend and a nephew who a...

Michigan in 2008. There were complex challenges and dramatic stories everywhere, from the "Uncommitted" Democratic primary to the landslide in November. While covering the state for MTV's Emmy-winning...

More than anything, the historic 2008 elections and Barack Obama's election day victory were a testament to the power and the promise of democracy in the United States of America. In the face of long...

African Americans are expected to vote overwhelmingly for Barack Obama to become the first Black president of the United States. Are African Americans voting for Obama *because* he is Black?

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Don’t get it twisted. John McCain did not pull out of Michigan, and Republicans are going to make a strong showing in races across the state. That note of confidence comes from Central Michigan University...

"Can I vote if my house is in foreclosure? I hear I can't vote if I wear my candidate's t-shirt to the polls. Is that true?"

Watch this video before you vote!

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When John McCain threatened to pull out of the first presidential debate on September 24 because he felt it was more important to negotiate a financial bailout that most Americans opposed, an important

It pays to have a backstage pass.  That’s one thing I learned at the Republican National Convention.  All of the speeches and videos and pageantry on television amount to what independent presidential...

"Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a sourc...