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78The Armalite and Irish Republicanism
The Armalite rifle first entered the Provisional IRA's arsenals in the early 1970's, reportedly at the behest of Brendan Hughes. It was to prove the ideal urban guerrilla weapon, not least due to it's combination of versatility and stopping power. The Armalite rifle has figured in Irish Republican culture for four decades.
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85America: The Two-Party System Does Not Work
The de facto two-party system in the United States leads to a debasement of the electoral process. Allowing the presidential race to be a choice between two men (yes, women have been excluded yet again) does...
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7380 Years of Oscar Awards
In January, 1927, MGM's Lois B. Mayer discussed an idea with his dinner guests Conrad Nagel (actor), and Fred Beeston (producer). They agreed upon the idea of one group overseeing the film industry and...
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70Why Secret Ballot System Is Better than Open Ballot System
Today many Countries of the world are in politics but the differences between their politics is that during elections, some use the Secret Ballot System while others use Open Ballot system. The differences between them have a great effect even to...
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71Totalitarian Government of Canada
On May 2nd, 2011, Canadians "voted". More accurately though, Canadians were under the illusion they were actually voting and their vote actually counted. Instead, all we had was a spectacle dashed before our eyes to quell the prevailing issue: that we have no democracy in Canada.
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68Gays, Don’t Let’s Ask For The Moon. We Have The Stars
Just like every other American I watched the election results come in and as I was watching us move forward with great hope by electing Barack Obama I was watching on my laptop to see that gays would be barred from marriage in Arizona, California...
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71How to Become Mayor
At some point in your life, you will feel the urge to become a leader. Maybe it’s becoming the coach for your child's soccer team, or opening up your own business. Or maybe it’s much bigger, such as leading one’s own city, as Mayor. This Hub...
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75Requiring property ownership to vote
Should you be required to own property in order to vote in this nation? "Preposterous", you say, "not in America! That is totally against the fabric of our nation's founding!" Believe it or not, this is a long debated subject that goes back...
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70Convenience Voting Reforms
Will Convenience Voting Increase Participation?Naomi A. Chaney Abstract: This report will discuss convenience voting, defined as the ability for citizens to cast a ballot at a time and place other than the...
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77Hall of Fame Debate 2012
It’s that time again, Hall of Fame debate time!! I have to say that I’m not sure the debating will be difficult to deal with this year. I’ve said for years that Blyleven deserved to be in, and now he is. I’ve said before that I believe Jim...
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