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Independent in name only?
The ranks of Independent voters are rising nationwide. In Massachusetts, they are the majority. According to the state's most recent enrollment statistics, released by the Secretary of the Commonwealt ...
29 Feb, 2012
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Independent Candidate to Challenge Bilbray in CA 52?
An Independent congressional candidate may be staging a run in California's 52nd district, joining a race crowded with declared partisan candidates.The challenger is former Mayor of Santee, Jack Doyle ...
28 Feb, 2012
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Sierra snowpack missing key ingredient: snow
From the back window of my house in North Lake Tahoe the snow looks pathetic. It has receded from full, albeit thin, coverage of the ground to less than half of the backyard. This has not ...
27 Feb, 2012
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Part-time legislature not likely to end political gridlock
Sacramento lawmakers spend inordinate amounts of time arguing about the budget, pensions, education, unions, water (and most everything else) without ever seeming to accomplish much. Budget problems l ...
20 Feb, 2012
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Pentagon to FAA: Send in the drones
The Pentagon wants to “desegregate” national air space. A spokesman made the announcement last week at a robotic technology conference held in Washington, D.C. Military officials say that they are wor ...
16 Feb, 2012
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California to Reconsider Foreclosure-Gate Settlement Talks
California might be one step closer to rejoining nationwide settlement talks between major U.S. banks and a coalition of state attorneys general over allegations of widespread mortgage fraud."For the ...
08 Feb, 2012
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This could be California's driest year on record
The Sierras have had practically no snow this year. Lake Tahoe, which relies on skiing for income, has no ski areas operating at full capacity. Some only have 30% of their lifts open. Last year, they ...
17 Jan, 2012
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Politics trumps common sense in IRS tax collection effort
Let's say you ran a business that had millions of dollars in uncollected revenue, and it would take $100,000 to collect it. Spending that extra money seems like a “no-brainer” decision. But if you’re ...
16 Jan, 2012
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After Iowa
So the Iowa caucus has come and gone for the 2012 election. Does it really mean anything in the overall grand scheme of things? Not really. The Iowa voters don't necessarily pick the ...
04 Jan, 2012
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Obama for America?
Barack Obama took the presidential oath of office January 20, 2009. The challenges he inherited on that historic occasion were as great as any president has faced – including Abraham Lincoln and Frank ...
03 Jan, 2012
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