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    35 Days to Election Day: Oklahoma

    By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  October 2nd at 07:10 AM  | 

    With no Senate or Governor’s race in Oklahoma, all attention will be on the race for President and their five representatives in the House. Regarding the Presidential sweepstakes, this is very red state and there is no doubt that Romney will carry the state by double digit margins. Thus, he picks up 7 electoral votes here. Basically, two of the five districts are of interest. | Read More »

    The First Monday In October

    By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  September 25th at 05:22 PM  | 

    With much of the interest focused on the Presidential race this year, next Monday is October 1st- the first Monday in October- the traditional beginning of the 2012-2013 Supreme Court term. Some interesting cases will be heard this month. This article will try to summarize some of the more interesting cases being heard in October. In addition, yesterday the Supreme Court convened in what is | Read More »

    Supreme Court: The Next Term Thus Far

    By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  April 19th at 11:46 AM  | 

    Thus far, the Supreme Court has granted 11 cases for their next term and held over a case from this term for a total of 12 cases. A quick review of these granted/held over cases is in order. In Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States, the state of Arkansas is claiming that a decision to periodically release water from a dam upstream which | Read More »