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By James Heggen
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insidehighered.com
Robert (Biko) Baker, executive director of the League of Young Voters, which focuses on working class voters, said it was a question of priorities. “I think, we as progressives, particularly us as young people of color who are working class, first people ... of our families to go to college, we have to continue to push these candidates around the issues that are important to us,” he said.
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By Kristina Rizga
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The Nation
When it comes to mobilizing non-college youths, Khari Mosley, the national political director of the League of Young Voters, another group that works primarily with low-income youth and youth of color, stresses that it's crucial to combine traditional voter organizing tactics, such as canvassing, with new models to engage non-college youth in November.
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Fox News
ROBERT "BIKO" BAKER, LEAGUE OF YOUNG VOTERS: The truth of the matter is America, if you turn on the TV, is a racist, sexist, xenophobic society when you turn on the TV. We're afraid of Muslims, we're afraid of gay people, we're afraid of African-Americans, and we're afraid of working-class white folks.
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By Portland Press Herald Staff Report
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Maine News
Justin Alfond, former head of the League of Young Voters, won Tuesday's three-way race for the Democratic nomination in Senate District 8, according to unofficial results from the Portland city clerk.
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By Paula Reed Ward
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Pittsburgh League of Young Voters Education Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Pennsylvania filed suit against the Port Authority in August 2006 after it rejected an advertisement that encouraged ex-offenders to register to vote.
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By Hannah Lobel
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Utne Reader
Instead of segregating ourselves into “communities,” we need to reengage
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The One Hill Community Benefits Agreement Coalition met yesterday to announce an online petition drive aimed at securing a fair new arena settlement for the community.
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By Ben Adler
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Politico
Young people who have never attended college are not voting at levels nearly as high in the primary elections as their peers with at least some post-secondary education, according to a recent report by a nonprofit group that studies civic engagement among youths.
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By C. Denise Johnson
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New Pittsburgh Courier Online
Last week the Allegheny County Council selected Amanda Green to replace Brenda Frazier and Khari Mosley to become the national field director for the League of Young Voters.
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By Salena Zito
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh political activist Khari Mosley is hitting the road as the new national field and political director for the League of Young Voters.
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By Jaime McLeod
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think.mtv.com
Last week, scores of people, including at least 60 young adults organized by Portland’s League of Young Voters, converged on a public hearing held by the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation (PACTS), the regional advisory board whose job is to recommend transportation solutions and policies for the greater Portland area, to ask members to rethink their priorities for the near future.
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By Erica Smiley
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People's Weekly World
Billy Wimsatt, director of the League of Young Voters noted, “The youth vote didn’t just come out of nowhere. Organizations like ours have been building up the youth vote election cycle after election cycle to help build the confidence of young people to participate.”
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By Tom Bell
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Portland Press Herald
A Portland meeting on transportation spending draws supporters of investing in public transit.
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By Evan Sandsmark
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Colorado Daily News
Sam Dorman, the Director of Online Programs for the League of Young Voters, recognized the power of the Internet to engage youth voters and help run a faux primary on Facebook.com as a result.
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By Jeff Benjamin
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Investment News
The campaign, sponsored by the Service Employees International Union and the League of Young Voters, is promoting a student video contest dubbed “Keep it in your pants,” which plays off the theme of campaigns to prevent sexually transmitted diseases.
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By Katharine Mieszkowski
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Salon.com
Students at UC-Berkeley favor Barack Obama, with 61 percent of them supporting him in a League of Young Voters online primary on the social networking site Facebook. Among young voters who participated in the Facebook primary, 48 percent of Californians went for Obama, as did 44 percent of all young people in the United States.
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By Daniel Malloy
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Nish Suvarnakar, interim director of the Pennsylvania chapter of the League of Young Voters, said the politicians who have been most successful in courting the young vote are the ones who engage them to lead community efforts themselves.
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By Ashley Trott
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The Daily Californian
Facebook Offers Way for Students to Blend Networking and Politics Through Online Vote
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By Jacquelyn Askins
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The Badger Herald
The League of Young Voters and MoveOn.org Political Action launched their Facebook primary the same day as the Iowa caucus. Students can add the primary application to their profiles and choose their favorite candidate.
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Foster's Daily Democrat
A multimillion dollar plan to improve Interstate 295 between Scarborough and Brunswick is drawing criticism from activists opposed to widening some sections of the road from four lanes to six.
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By Gibson Stevens
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Web Strategy and Politics
The League of Young Voters Facebook Application enables the political conversation within Facebook.
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Wiretap Blog
Anyone can vote in the primaries when your states have them. But you can vote today in the virtual primary brought to you by the League of Young Voters.
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By David Sarno
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Los Angeles Times
Virtual 'primaries' are popular with users, and campaigns take note.
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By Sarah Lai Stirland
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Wired Blog Network
The liberal MoveOn.org Political Action group announced a bunch of new online applications Thursday that aim to prime citizens to take political action at the click of a mouse.
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By Joy Lawson
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Choice Words
The League of Young Voters and MoveOn.orgs’ Political Action Committees have created a brilliant way for your voice to be heard!
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By James Boyce
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Huffington Post
I was impressed last night in Des Moines, I have to admit it. As the returns came in and I chatted about them with friends like Ari Melber, it became increasingly clear that a watershed moment had just happened.
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By Mike Connery
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True Majority
If it doesn't seem fair to you that a measly 6% of Iowans get an over-sized say in picking our next nominees, The League of Young Voters and MoveOn have a solution to your pre-caucus envy. Today the two groups teamed up to launch their own primary on Facebook. Via a new application that they hope will highlight the beliefs of young voters and showcase their interests in the primary process.
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By Ari Melber
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The Nation
Des Moines, Iowa -- Scarlett Johansson was the special guest at Barack Obama's last big rally in Iowa last night. The Obama Campaign avoided publicizing her appearance or involving her in the official program, but she spoke at a separate, small gathering to rally young voters.
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By Micah L. Sifry
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techPresident
Do younger voters have something to tell the rest of America? The League of Young Voters and MoveOn.org Political Action are betting that they do, and along with a growing coalition of youth-oriented groups, they are launching a "Facebook Primary" application aimed at highlighting the views of voters under the age of 35.
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Holly Scoop
It's not only Oprah anymore. Scarlett Johansson has jumped aboard the Barack Obama train. She even gave a speech supporting the presidential candidate right before the crucial Iowa caucuses Jan 2nd in Coralville, Iowa.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
The League of Young Voters and MoveOn.org Political Action are kicking off a “Facebook Primary” that aims to solicit and highlight the political views of young voters, including current and recent college students.
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By Kristina Rizga
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Wire Tap
All eyes are on Iowa today where registered party members are voting in Caucuses. Young people (18-29) represent 22.2% of the population in Iowa and could very well decide who will lead our country out of the mess we are in. If you are registered to vote in Iowa, young people all over the country are counting on you to represent!
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Drum Major Institute for Public Policy Year In Review
This bright policy idea didn’t come from politicians: grassroots organizations, including the League of Young Voters, began a petition drive that was later picked up by legislators.
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By Joe Garofoli
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San Francisco Chronicle
Everybody knows about the Sierra Club with its deep pockets and nationwide staff, but they may not know how the fledgling League of Young Voters is trying to engage young people in politics.
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By Dierdre Fulton
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The Phoenix
There'll be no resting on laurels, League state director Justin Alfond informed the victors -- now the voters will hold them accountable.
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By Raychell Simmons
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The Golden Gate [X]Press Online
The League of Young Voters spent the entire day campaigning for Mecke all around San Francisco. . .
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By Peter
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Port City Studios Blog
The League of Young Voters had a 100% success rate this year with its endorsed candidates.
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By Justin Krebs
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openleft.com
Some of the best ways to get people to vote are social. Below are a few projects, such as TheBallot.org that got it right. They each have elements that make voter engagement and turnout effective, lasting and fun.
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Bay City News Wire
League of Young Voters is touring San Francisco in the bus today passing out voter guides and encouraging registered voters to turn out at polling places, according to spokeswoman Heather Box.
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By Leah Rupp
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The Clarion Ledger
On the statewide level, it still takes "dedicated young folks" to get the word out, but the Internet has helped jump-start interest, said Rob Baker, organizing director for the national League of Young Voters.
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By Emily Graham
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The Bowdoin Orient
The panel brought together Alec Maybarduk, the field director of Opportunity Maine and the League of Young Voters, Bowdoin alumnus David Duhalde '06 from the Young Democratic Socialists, and Rebecca Thompson, the legislative director for the United States Student, who answered students' questions about Opportunity Maine and discussed the issue of increasing college debts.
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By Justin Ellis
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Portland Press Herald Blog
The League of Young Voters billed Wednesday night's "Step Up To The Plate" awards as "not your typical awards ceremony. Which in some ways was true, but in others was only sort of true.
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By Kyra Gurney
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alibi.com
Keegan King, the co-director of the League, took some time out of the election season mayhem to talk with the Alibi about the organization's role in youth politics.
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By Staff Reporter
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Portland Press Herald
Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott will be the keynote speaker at The League of Young Voters Education Fund Step Up to the Plate Awards at 6 p.m. today.
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Go Left
Some organizations working on voter mobilization and fighting for full citizen participation include Liberty Hill Foundation and The League of Young Voters...
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First Tracks!! Online
The League of Young Voters Education Fund announced this week that Maine business owner and Olympic gold medal snowboarder Seth Wescott will be the keynote speaker at their Step Up to the Plate Awards...
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By Susie Gran
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The Albuquerque Tribune
Opponents from the League of Young Voters and the SouthWest Organizing Project pleaded with the board for gun-free schools and more emphasis on violence prevention and intervention. . .
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By Tate Hausman
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Democracy 2.0
My buddy Sam Dorman over at The League of Young Voters just announced the launch of their newly branded site, TheLeague.com. And I’m impressed.
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By Alia
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Sea Change Strategies
Some non profits have been ahead of the curve, putting video to work for them. Here are some of my recent favorites – each with a different goal, style, and creative angle.
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By Justin Krebs
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Working Assets Blog
One of these orgs, the League of Young Voters, just launched a new website: check it out. Fortunately, they are not working alone, and there are a number of other groups doing interesting and effective work...
