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Child Sex Trafficking
By | 04/22/2013 | Congressional, News and Politics, News and Politics | 1 Comment

The Act, named after a case where the prosecution of a sex-trafficker was delayed because of the difficulty in proving the defendant knew the child’s age, would remove the knowledge of age requirement for child sex trafficking cases, much like current statutory rape laws.

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KNSJ
By | 01/24/2013 | Activism, California, City, Headline, Movements, Organizations

San Diego’s only community radio station will lose its FCC license if it cannot raise sufficient funds to broadcast by June of this year. To make a dent in its $10,000 goal, KNSJ 89.1 hosted a gala called the “People’s Ball”…

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By | 12/26/2012 | Headline, News and Politics

Another year has passed and a handful of notable media misreports along with it. One of the most prestigious journalists was caught plagiarizing another journalist’s work this year as well.

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legal issues in san diego
By | 12/18/2012 | City, News and Politics | 2 Comments

IVN will  now be providing news highlights (similar to the following) continually throughout the week. Since we cannot report on everything that occurs throughout San Diego, and do not strive.

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By | 12/18/2012 | Health Care, News and Politics, Role of Government, Safety

Just five days prior to the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newton, CT, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass), along with a bipartisan group of congressman, sent a letter to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees ….

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By | 12/16/2012 | City, News and Politics | 1 Comment

With the introduction of DECOBIKE, the city’s official bike-sharing program, and the burgeoning relationship between local government and the bicycle community, San Diego is quickly progressing as a “bike-friendly” city. Bikes.

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Act on Gun Control
By | 12/16/2012 | From Around the Network, News and Politics

Over the course of 2012, Twitter has been a powerful tool for political change. Sparking conversation on the presidential election, facilitating political protests abroad, and fueling conversations on healthcare, it.

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