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Pacific Green Party Fights for Ballot Status in Oregon
The Pacific Green Party of Oregon is struggling to maintain their all-important ballot status. This is yet another example of the problems third parties and independents have with getting on and stayi ...
25 May, 2012
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Q&A: \Approval Voting is the Path out of the Wilderness\
Frank Atwood is a Libertarian activist based out of Denver, CO. Atwood has been involved in causes on many levels; such as the repealing Littleton Grocery Tax and fighting against Wal-Mart. One of the ...
24 May, 2012
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Q&A: "Approval Voting is the Path out of the Wilderness"
Frank Atwood is a Libertarian activist based out of Denver, CO. Atwood has been involved in causes on many levels; such as the repealing Littleton Grocery Tax and fighting against Wal-Mart. One of the ...
24 May, 2012
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7 min read
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 ...
22 May, 2012
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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 ...
17 May, 2012
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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 ...
14 May, 2012
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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 ...
11 May, 2012
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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 ...
07 May, 2012
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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 ...
19 Apr, 2012
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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% ...
19 Apr, 2012
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