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Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s fame to speak about money in politics at Stetson law school

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Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport will host a daylong symposium on March 24, on how corporate law, litigation, lobbying and money in politics intersect with the political system and our democracy. The theme of the event is,  “Can Corporations Be Good Citizens? How Corporate Law, Litigation, Lobbying and Money in Politics Intersect,” and the keynote address will be given by Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. Other presenters include Lee Fang of the Intercept, who…

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How Bernie Sanders could be the Ralph Nader ‘spoiler’ of 2016

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Some blamed hanging chads, others confusing ballots, but the man many Democrats blame for Al Gore’s 537-vote defeat in Florida is Ralph Nader. The consumer advocate and Green Party nominee, as many Gore supporters tell it, snapped 97,488 votes out of the hands of the former vice president. Never mind those butterfly ballots that may have led to thousands of inadvertent votes for Pat Buchanan in Palm Beach County, nor the exit polls that showed more of his supporters would…

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