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Voter Turnout for 2008 Presidential Election

In 2004, 122,294,978 people voted. In 2008, final turnout was approximately 131.3 million. The Census Department estimate of the voting age population for 2008 is 227.7 million. The percentage of eligible voters who actually voted was about 57.7%, up about 1% from...

Is Government Spending Really Out of Control?

Even prior to the financial crisis, it was not unusual for politicians and pundits to assert that government spending is out of control. That government just keeps growing and growing and growing. Did you ever wonder if it was true? Last year the U.S. GDP was $13.8...

Chicago Public Schools

CPS is the third largest public school system in the country. In June 2004, Mayor Richard Daley launched Renaissance 2010 in the city’s latest attempt to reform its schools. Before we can address the reforms instituted under Renaissance 2010, let’s look at...