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California Congressional Candidate Promises to Smoke a Joint on Capitol Hill if Elected
California Congressional Candidate Promises to Smoke a Joint on Capitol Hill if Elected
Andy Caffrey, a candidate for US Congress in California's 2nd Congressional District, made an unusual campaign promise in a recent interview with The Politico: if he's elected to Congress by the peopl...
Top-Two Open Primaries Show Plenty of Blue and Red
Top-Two Open Primaries Show Plenty of Blue and Red
 California’s top-two open primary election is a groundbreaking effort, but statistics show that it has a long way to go before it makes a substantive difference in terms of opening up the electi...
European Elections: Pirates on the Horizon
European Elections: Pirates on the Horizon
 In the last two weeks, European elections have given rise to a wave of anti-incumbent and anti-austerity sentiment among voters in France, Greece and even Germany, where the Pirate Party continu...
Strickland To Public Health Doubters: Reusable Bag Awareness Campaign Needed Now
Strickland To Public Health Doubters: Reusable Bag Awareness Campaign Needed Now
PRESS RELEASESACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Tony Strickland (R-Moorpark) said Thursday now that there’s a documented case where a contaminated reusable bag has made people sick, it’s time to start rai...
Are California’s Vaunted State Colleges Losing Their Competitive Edge?
Are California’s Vaunted State Colleges Losing Their Competitive Edge?
 There’s a virtual trade imbalance affecting California’s vaunted state university system that’s the result of both higher costs for public education in the Golden State and a diminution of quali...
Putting Water Back Into the Deschutes River in Oregon
Putting Water Back Into the Deschutes River in Oregon
Out here on the Oregon High Desert local businesses and environmental conservation groups are partnering to conserve water, improve the fish and wildlife habitat and make the heart of the region's Des...
Top Wind Power States? Guess Again...
Top Wind Power States? Guess Again...
 Most people would probably choose California as the state with the highest percentage of electricity generation from wind power. As it turns out, California isn’t even close as it gets about 4% ...
Warmest Winter on Record: A Look At the Effects
Warmest Winter on Record: A Look At the Effects
 This winter has been characterized by warmer-than-average temperatures for much of the United States. Warmer winter temperatures may have seemed a welcome change from recent extremely cold weath...
Rocky Anderson: the Justice Party Alternative
Rocky Anderson: the Justice Party Alternative
 Given the public's deep disapproval of the Democratic and Republican parties, there are likely a great many Americans who have already come to the conclusion that this year's race for president ...
Santorum's Out, But Delegates Still Focus of GOP Primary
Santorum's Out, But Delegates Still Focus of GOP Primary
Senator Santorum suspended his campaign today, leaving Governor Romney as the likely Republican Party nominee with Speaker Gingrich and Dr. Ron Paul trailing, but still in the race. This is a fortuito...