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Take Tuesday: The campaign to make Election Day a work holiday

by David Brancaccio
Aug 23, 2016
A campaign is trying to increase voter turnout by pushing companies to give their employees the day off to vote.
In many other countries, elections happen on the weekends.
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Full interview: CloudFlare's CEO on TOR and politics

by Molly Wood
Apr 29, 2016
Matthew Prince of CloudFlare discusses his company's dust-up with the TOR Project.
Matthew Prince of CloudFlare speaks onstage during day two of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 at Pier 70 on September 22, 2015 in San Francisco, California.
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Candidates grow their operations, and fast

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 29, 2016
The process is similar to trying to suddenly scale a business.
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When campaigning, boots are cheaper than ads

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Feb 8, 2016
The campaign ground game is cheap, but tough. Candidates skip it at their peril.
A volunteer carries a campaign sign supporting Republican presidential candiate Donald Trump as he leaves the Newmarket Trump campaign headquarters on February 8, 2016 in New Hampshire. 
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You can't escape the campaign ad

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 28, 2015
Political parties want to use their voter data to help target online ads.
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Campaign Jobs: Making politicians prettier

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Aug 19, 2015
Kriss Blevens is makeup artist to politicos, including former Rep. Newt Gingrich.
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Do members of Congress take vacation time to campaign?

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 17, 2015
A listener wonders how the Senate's presidential candidates can work and run.
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Starbucks CEO wants us to Learn Together, too

by David Brancaccio
Apr 7, 2015
After a controversial race campaign, Howard Schultz expands his education initiative.
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Outside groups launch ground game in Iowa

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 28, 2014
In Iowa, in addition to blizzards of TV ads, outside groups are knocking on doors.
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Grading the political campaign manager

by David Gura
Sep 25, 2014
The difficulty politicians have evaluating managers and consultants.
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