The Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), in San Luis Obispo, is the last functioning nuclear plant in California. Regardless of predispositions on nuclear energy, the plant provides a large amount
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The New Jersey Legislature goes on summer recess most years for all of July and August. In the weeks preceding this break, members of both
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The U.S. Senate recently passed a controversial immigration bill by 36 votes after fourteen Republicans sided with Democrats. The bill would allow undocumented immigrants
It is extremely rare to hear members of both major political parties working together in Congress, but when legislation comes along -- like the U.S. Senate's "comprehensive&
Independence Day is a hallmark of the American experience. It is remembered as the day America's founding document, the Declaration of Independence, was signed by the Founding Fathers
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Since California's historic realignment project initiated in October 2011, the state prison population in California has shrunk at least 50 percent. Significant
In our increasingly technological society, most people rely on social media, rather than the traditional news outlets like television and newspapers, to stay informed about the world around them. In
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On June 25, President Obama made public his plan to combat climate change and mitigate its effects. His written climate change proposal voices his administration’s past
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It was 1864. The armies of the Confederacy were under heavy pressure. Having helped liberate
Afghanistan's third straight year of opium production increase has stirred concerns that after foreign departure, it may become “the world’s first true narco-state.” However, the United
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After the US Supreme Court last week struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, more shots are being fired in the culture wars. Rather than setting the
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President Obama recently announced his two nominees for the Federal Election Commission (FEC) -- Ann Ravel and Lee E. Goodman.
Ravel, a Democrat, is the
