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Study shows organic agriculture offers healthier plants and more balanced ecosystems
Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Georgia have concluded that balanced ecosystems – such as those found in organic agriculture – are better at controlling pests and grow ...
07 Jul, 2010
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Temporary, high-risk health insurance option coming soon to California
On July 1, the federal government and dozens of states set up temporary “high-risk” health insurance pools for people denied health insurance due to so-called pre-existing conditions. These pools were ...
05 Jul, 2010
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Fusion voting and independent politics
Fusion voting was once ubiquitous in the United States, legal in every state of the union. With the rise of relatively powerful third party and independent political movements in the late ninete ...
09 Jun, 2010
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The Tea Party movement and the prospects for Independent and Third Party candidates
Though it is almost universally accepted that the politics of the presidency make it virtually impervious to the efforts of independent and third party candidates, there is rarely ever any lack of spe ...
02 Jun, 2010
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Budget deficits take toll on state parks
Forty-eight states face or have faced multi-billion dollar budget shortfalls and many are mirroring California, targeting state parks for savings. Supporters of the closures say parks are less es ...
01 Apr, 2010
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Orly Taitz brings controversy to California Secretary of State election
“Birther” Lawyer Orly Taitz has qualified to run for California Secretary of State, giving Debra Bowen new competition for her position. Taitz, a USSR native and naturalized U.S. Citizen, has gained n ...
20 Mar, 2010
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Californians Engaging in the Health Care Debate
The U.S. senate's version of pending healthcare legislation has met a significant foe in the least likely state to voice such opposition: California. Known for its liberal politics, these dissenting ...
04 Dec, 2009
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Aw, Nuts!
Possibly the only people happy last Tuesday when the Setton Pistachiorecall was expanded to include last year's entire crop were the folks at PeanutCorp. of America. Finally, they're out of the news f ...
13 Apr, 2009
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