Manuel Flores

Sophomore at UCSD, born and raised in Compton, CA. Graduate of the California Academy of Math and Science. Identifies as leftist with interests in politics and culture.

Obama Administration Orders New Sanctions Against Iran

President Barack Obama announced new sanctions against Iran's energy and photochemical sectors this week. The sanctions also isolate Iran from two banks, China's Bank of Kunlun

By Manuel Flores

/ August 2, 2012

Obama Administration Orders New Sanctions Against Iran

President Obama Signs US-Israel Security Act

Credit: ipu.com On Friday, Barack Obama signed the US-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012. First announced by bill sponsors Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Representative Howard Berman (D-CA)

By Manuel Flores

/ July 28, 2012

President Obama Signs US-Israel Security Act

Cybersecurity Act of 2012 Gains Support, Advances in Senate

Credit: defenceimages.mod.uk Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Susan Collins (D-WV), John Rockefeller (D-WV), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Thomas Carper (D-Del.) are pushing for a vote on the revised Cybersecurity

By Manuel Flores

/ July 27, 2012

Cybersecurity Act of 2012 Gains Support, Advances in Senate

Obama Makes Cybersecurity a Priority

President Barack Obama recently communicated his urge to have Congress pass the Cybersecurity Act of 2012. In last week's Wall Street Journal Opinion the President echoed his belief

By Manuel Flores

/ July 25, 2012

Proposition 30 Worries California's Educational System

Credit: soitgoesinshreveport.blogspot.com California Governor Jerry Brown spearheads Proposition 30, commonly know as Brown's Tax Initiative, but leaders of California's university systems are eying November

By Manuel Flores

/ July 22, 2012

Proposition 30 Worries California's Educational System

Most Floridians Support \Stand your Ground\ Law

Credit: Mason-Dixon A recent poll conducted by the Mason-Dixon Polling and Research Firm, found most Floridians support the controversial "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law. Eight hundred registered Florida

By Manuel Flores

/ July 16, 2012

Most Floridians Support \Stand your Ground\ Law

Five Democrats Vote to Repeal 'Obamacare'

Five democrats voted in favor of the health care law repeal earlier this week. The United States House of Representatives voted 244 to 185 on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 to

By Manuel Flores

/ July 14, 2012

Five Democrats Vote to Repeal 'Obamacare'

California Community College Board Votes for New Enrollment Policies

The California Community College Board of Governors voted recently to alter enrollment policies by 2014 to provide students on track to graduate with an upper hand towards enrollment. The final

By Manuel Flores

/ July 12, 2012

California Community College Board Votes for New Enrollment Policies