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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Transcends Partisan Politics
Credit: LA TimesThe Republican platform committee pushed a number of anti-illegal immigration platform planks on Tuesday. On top of advocating a completed border fence along the U.S.-Mexico border an...
Nine Mosques Attacked in String of Violence, Vandalism
Photo: Tim Harris / The New York TimesWES MESSAMORE: I’m here with Zahra Billoo, the Executive Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and Davi Ba...
Examining the Influence of Presidential Conventions
Sen. John McCain speaks at the 2008 Republican National ConventionWith both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions taking place in the coming weeks, it begs the question, is it much ado a...
Todd Akin Being Pushed by Republicans, Deadline to Leave Senate Race
(UPI: Bill Greenblatt)Not only are the political and media class pushing Todd Akin out, but a deadline for a decision looms.According to Roll Call:"Missouri state law allows a nominated candidate to ...
Nuclear Power and a World in Hot Water
Is it a good idea to put floating and underground nuclear power plants in ocean water that is already heating up, when these plants need large amounts of water for cooling? Even non-nuclear inla...
Top 5 Politicians on Pinterest
As the fastest growing social network ever, Pinterest has positioned itself nicely to become the next "big thing" in political campaigning, with candidates finally recognizing the easy-to-use nature o...
Foreclosure Notices Trend Up, Repossessions Down
Credit: naoha.orgInitial foreclosure filings were 6 percent higher last month than in July 2011, according to RealtyTrac. Year-over-year, initial foreclosure notice filings to distressed homeowners h...
Nine Reasons to Save Public Libraries
While the War on Women and Chick-fil-A might be getting all the juicy headlines lately, there's another issue quietly smoldering in the background noise of this election season. It's buried under all ...
Are Fast-Breeder Reactors A Nuclear Power Panacea?
Credit: GE Hitachi Nuclear EnergyPlutonium is the nuclear nightmare of nuclear power. A by-product of conventional power-station reactors, it is the key ingredient in nuclear weapons. And even when n...
Rand Paul to Speak at Republican Convention
(Photo: fitsnews.com)According to various reports, Rand Paul is going to speak at this month's Republican National Convention.The news somewhat answers a question bandied in the media: what role will...