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Americapedia returns: 10th Annual REAL State of the Union

Come see Americapedia‘s Andisheh Nouraee with Atlanta Journal-Constitution ace columnist Jay Bookman deliver the 10th Annual REAL State of the Union. The event is a fundraiser Georgia WAND.

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Live-Tweeting the State of the Union

Americapedia co-author Andisheh Nouraee is live-Tweeting tonight’s State of the Union address over on his Twitterz page. UPDATE: It’s archived here.

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SuperPACs explained by Stephen Colbert

How are superPACs changing American politics? In a sentence, very wealthy people can pour unlimited amounts into advertising and marketing for the political candidates of their choice, provided they follow a few rules. One of the rules is they can’t … Continue reading

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Tweeting the South Carolina primary results

We’ll blog fer realz later, but as results come in we’ll be Tweeting @Americapedia and @AndishehNouraee

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Watching South Carolina’s results

Today South Carolina Republicans will reveal their choice to take on President Barack Obama in November. A few things worth noting as we wait for the results tonight. Thing 1: South Carolinians get to vote on Saturday, which is pretty … Continue reading

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Getting Rid of Gerrymandering in Cali

It’s nice to see corrupt redistricting practices die somewhere! From Slate: The End of Gerrymandering

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Sample Americapedia’s awesomeness online

We think Americapedia makes a great holiday gift for people who like like politics, humor and the chocolate-n-peanut butteresque intersection of the two. For realz: people we know who have their own copy of the book keep coming up to … Continue reading

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Atlanta Press Club Holiday Author Party

Americapedia co-author Andisheh Nouraee is a featured author at tonight’s Atlanta Press Club Holiday Author Party. Please stop by.

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Win a free copy of Americapedia with a Tweet

Do you want a free copy of Americapedia mailed to you? You can have one. Just tell us why on Twitter. Our favorite reason wins a free copy of Americapedia: Taking the Dumb Out of Freedom. Be sure to include … Continue reading

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A reminder to please pay attention to the world’s worst humanitarian emergency

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