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Mapping Happiness on Twitter: Where Does Your State Rank?
According to recent research mapping sentiment on Twitter, Napa - located in the heart of California's Wine Country region - is home to the happiest tweeters in the nation.California as a whole, howev ...
04 Jun, 2013
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High Court Says Law Enforcement Can Take DNA Samples without Warrant
Credit: Wikimedia CommonsThe Supreme Court of the United States ruled on Monday that law enforcement officers can take DNA swabs without a warrant for serious offenses.Most 5-4 decisions fall on ideo ...
03 Jun, 2013
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High Court Says Law Enforcement Can Take DNA Samples without Warrant
Credit: Wikimedia CommonsThe Supreme Court of the United States ruled on Monday that law enforcement officers can take DNA swabs without a warrant for serious offenses.Most 5-4 decisions fall on ideo ...
03 Jun, 2013
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Online Voter Registration Gains Traction Nationwide
Credit: California ForwardOnline voter registration is a concept that has only recently been made available to U.S. citizens. At the moment, most states don't have a system set up for it. However, th ...
30 May, 2013
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California Campaign Finance Reform Bills Pass Senate
Desk in California Senate // Credit: Wallentine via Shutterstock.comFollowing a series of votes Wednesday and earlier this week, Senate bills 2, 3, 27, and 52 are on their way out of the California S ...
30 May, 2013
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What Happens When Government Gets Too Big
US Treasury Building // credit: mike_s_etc via FlickrIn the midst of partisan jockeying for a moral high ground surrounding the IRS debacle, neither side of the aisle, nor the media has gotten wind o ...
23 May, 2013
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Fort Hood Victims Denied Benefits 4 Years Later
It's been nearly four years since a radical Muslim Army psychiatrist walked into a processing center on Ft. Hood, shouted "Allah Akbar," and opened fire. The shooter killed 13 people, including a preg ...
17 May, 2013
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Colorado Passes Law Expanding Voting Access, Follows National Trend
http://www.opencurrency.com/Last week, the Colorado Senate voted in favor of an important election reform bill, making the state the latest example of a nationwide trend to expand voting access.In 20 ...
13 May, 2013
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CA Bill Would Lower the Voter Preregistration Age to 15
California District 19 Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson / PHOTO: Sen. Jackson's FacebookA proposed California initiative would lower the voter preregistration age to 15.Under the bill put forward by Senator ...
22 Jan, 2013
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Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have A Dream' 50 Years Later
http://youtu.be/smEqnnklfYsIt has been 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to let freedom ring across the nation.August 28, 1963 will be remembered as ...
21 Jan, 2013
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