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On June 4, 1965, US President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a commencement address at Howard University in Washington, DC, that applauded efforts by the federal government to address race discrimination. Despite these efforts, however, the president stressed that the job was far from being complete..... [more]

On April 7, 2009, the Council of the District of Columbia approved a bill to recognize same-sex marriages that had been performed outside of Washington, DC. The bill, which took effect in July 2009, was approved by a 12-0 vote. Subsequently, the Council voted to allow same-sex marriages to be.... [more]

While the Syrian conflict began during the Arab Spring of 2011, it was fueled by decades of political oppression. On March 6, 2011, schoolchildren, inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Libya, graffitied anti-Bashir al-Assad messages on several buildings in Daraa. After Syrian police arrested the.... [more]

5/17/2013: HRW found evidence of torture, arbitrary detention in Syria government centers 5/15/2013: UN General Assembly adopted resolution calling for political transition in Syria 5/14/2013: UN rights chief urged Syrian rebels to end war crimes depicted in video 5/13/2013: Red Cross claimed.... [more]

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, has been at the center of much debate in the past decade. The process has had an enormous impact on the energy industry in the US, particularly with regard to natural gas markets. Natural gas will continue to play an important role in the energy future of the US,.... [more]

The financing of national and state elections has been a political topic in the US since the early nineteenth century. In 1828, then-candidate for the US presidency Andrew Jackson was one of the first politicians to create a campaign committee to help him raise money, secure votes, organize.... [more]

2/19/2013: Supreme Court granted certiorari in campaign finance case 11/7/2012: Colorado, Montana passed ballot measures seeking campaign finance reform 10/24/2012: Seventh Circuit allowed cap on campaign contributions for upcoming election 10/23/2012: Supreme Court rejected challenge of.... [more]

The right to vote has been a contentious issue in the US since the inception of the country. There was no specific right to vote or qualifications to vote drafted into the US Constitution. Each state was left to develop individual standards on how to run their voting and election processes. During.... [more]

On September 14, 2006, the US House of Representatives voted 283-138 for the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which provided funding for a 700 mile fence along the nearly 2,000 mile US-Mexico border. The bill did not provide enough funding to build the fence, designed to curb illegal immigration from.... [more]

The Egyptian Revolution was one of the most prominent in a wave of protests that swept the Middle East beginning in early 2011. While many countries, including Bahrain, Yemen and Syria also experienced social reverberations that emanated from Tunisia's popular protests, a social movement that some.... [more]