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Congressman West condemns anti-Tea Party rhetoric from Congressional Black Caucus
Threatening to withdraw his Congressional Black Caucus membership if no action was taken, Florida Congressman Allen West sent a letter to Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman Emanuel Cleaver urgi ...
06 Sep, 2011
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Summer of Discontent: Independents speak out
In the wake of the debt ceiling crisis, there has been an astonishing wave of criticism directed at the two-party state and duopoly system of government. For many Americans, the debt debacle app ...
22 Aug, 2011
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The convoluted, fast-changing world of Arizona coal power
The dirty little secret about power generation is that most states, including Arizona, rely heavily on coal. Sure, Arizona has mandated 15% renewable energy by 2025 but for now, King Coal reigns.Even ...
08 Aug, 2011
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Arizona launches \Build the border fence\ website
Recently, a new Arizona law permitted the state to raise money from private and public sources to build a border fence. Republican state senator Steve Smith sponsored the bill, which he hopes will rai ...
25 Jul, 2011
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New EPA regulations could impact Arizona
The Navajo Generating Station near Page, AZ uses about 8 million tons of coal a year to provide 2.25 GW of power and nearly 95% of the electricity for the huge pumps on the Central Arizona Project can ...
01 Jul, 2011
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California places 48th in national freedom index
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has published an update and a revision of a 2007 study entitled “Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom”. The report analyze ...
15 Jun, 2011
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A frank discussion of the Fourth Amendment and civil liberties
From police actions, to court rulings, to the impending renewal of key provisions of the Patriot Act next week, the debate over the Fourth Amendment, its meaning, and its relevance could not be any mo ...
21 May, 2011
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California's installed renewable energy numbers may surprise you
If asked what type of renewable energy is most prevalent in California, most would choose solar or wind, but in reality, those two forms of renewable energy aren't even close. Instead, the current Cal ...
12 May, 2011
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Freedom isn't always our business
The confluence of three cultural events this week has raised my awareness of the precious value of freedom. Two were just completed novels, and one was the repetition of an annual holiday. ...
21 Apr, 2011
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California second in farmland loss due to excessive real estate development
Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Resources Inventory has been analyzed by the American Farmland Trust (AFT), an agricultural conservation group working to aid farmers, ranchers ...
08 Jan, 2011
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