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The Texas senate race will come down to the winner of the July 31st GOP runoff election between Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General
By Lucy Ma, Independent Voter Network California Capitol Correspondent
Here are a few buzz worthy items making the rounds right now:
Governor Jerry Brown is set to sign legislation authorizing
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New research reported by BBC News says global weight gain is more of an environmental threat than increased population.
In their report, the researchers from
Americans' confidence in television news has fallen to a new low. According to a newly-published Gallup survey, just 21% of adults state that they have a “great deal”
As we enter almost 5 years of the economic downturn, we have more welfare recipients than ever. And, with local, state, and federal budget deficits coming under public fire, Americans
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It is a truth universally acknowledged - amongst my friends and relations at least - that organic agriculture is better for the planet. Environmentally-conscious consumers typically
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The June 5th primary election in California saw a near-record low turnout of voters across the state. Only 31.1% of eligible Californians voted
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Dating back about 400 years is the bedrock common law principle of criminal law that a crime essentially consists of two elements -- the guilty act itself (actus reus)
unPAC the 2012 Olympics fights to restore American unity by asking NBC not to run special interest political ads, including those from super PACs, during the 2012 Olympic Broadcast. http:
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Demographic and political data can be boring and obtuse if not visualized in an intriguing manner. Some of the better tools for online data collection and exposure to