<div> Big Alcohol Lobbying California / PHOTO: North County Connection<p><a href="http://ncsdconnection.com/main/wp-content/uploads/Alcohol.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="" height="430" src="cloudinary://Alcohol.jpg" width="569"></a></p><p>Big Alcohol lobbying in California made an impact 

Big Alcohol Lobbying in California Raises Health and Safety Concerns

<div> California District 19 Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson / PHOTO: Sen. Jackson's Facebook<p><img alt="" height="400" src="cloudinary://562907_319396168113540_232670213_n.jpg" width="600"></p><p>A proposed California initiative would lower the voter preregistration age to 15.</p><p>Under the bill put fo

CA Bill Would Lower the Voter Preregistration Age to 15

<div><p><img alt="" height="300" src="cloudinary://InsertImage.asp" title="increasing mercury levels" width="680"></p><p>A <a href="http://www.unep.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">United Nations Environment Programme</a> (UNEP) study finding increasing mercury levels&nbsp;in Africa, Asia, and South 

The United Nations Addresses Increasing Mercury Levels

<div> PHOTO: ALAMY<p><img alt="Wind turbines " height="388" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/wind-farm_2135690b.jpg" width="620"></p><p>President Obama and Congress approved a one-year extension of a wind industry tax credit included in the fiscal cliff deal.</p><p>The deal includes a “tax exten

Obama Approves Extension of Wind Industry Tax Credit

<div> Rep. Rick Larsen / PHOTO: Tom Williams<p><img alt="" height="319" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/coast-guard-bill-extends-spending-51285.jpg" title="rick-larsen-oct-2010-cropped-proto-custom_28" width="600"></p><p>The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to extend spending level

From Trade to National Security, Coast Guard Spending Rises

<div> Photo: Harvard University Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisors<p><img alt="experimental antidepressant" height="389" src="cloudinary://74f178ce6d4e0c38e5262324bf928635.jpg" width="691"></p><p>The National Institute of Health is working with an experimental antidepressant called AZD6765, using the pr

Experimental Antidepressant Aims to Use Ketamine as a Model

<div> Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne. Photo: MotorTrend<p><a href="http://ivn.us/2012/11/18/chrysler-jobs-in-michigan-to-rise/chrysler-jobs-in-michigan/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="Chrysler-Jobs-in-Michigan" height="375" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/chrysler-jobs-in-michigan-to-rise

Chrysler Jobs in Michigan Are Set to Rise

<div><p>President Obama wins Florida with 49.9 percent of the popular vote, taking the state's 29 electoral votes. The race was close, with only a 47,028&nbsp;vote difference according to <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/" rel="noopener noref

President Obama Wins Florida with the Independent Vote

<div> Credit: Orlando Sentinel<p><img alt="Obama Wins Florida" height="378" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/mitt-romney-reaches-out-to-latino-voters-with-chavez-ad-17456.jpg" width="600"></p><p>President Obama has won the vital swing state of Florida with 49.9 percent of the vote. Long after Ob

President Obama Wins Florida in Extremely Close Race

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