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Pennsylvania Drops Plans for Online Voter Registration
Photo: sfcitizen.comThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, expected to be an important swing state in 2012, has made headlines all week for a controversial voter ID law backed by the state's Republicans. ...
18 Aug, 2012
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A Look at the Main 2012 Presidential Tickets
With Mitt Romney's VP announcement of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate, all major presidential tickets for the 2012 election cycle are now set. Democratic and Republican National Conventions will be ...
12 Aug, 2012
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Obama Leads in Swing State Wisconsin Despite Walker Win
Despite a largely Republican controlled legislature, a Republican Attorney General, and a controversial Republican governor, President Obama still leads polls in swing state Wisconsin looking towards ...
03 Aug, 2012
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Jerry Brown Announces Multi-Billion Dollar Bay Delta Plan
Credit: aecom.comToday, Governor Jerry Brown and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar formally announced the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. The BDCP is a controversial multi-billion dollar project ...
25 Jul, 2012
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Gov. Brown to Announce Contentious Plan for Sacramento Delta
Credit: commons.wikimedia.orgThe Sacramento Delta supplies substantial amounts of water to Central Valley agriculture and southern California. It is the most important supply of water for California ...
23 Jul, 2012
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Ten reasons to buy local food
Healthier food and communities, protection of genetic diversity, lower taxes, a richer local economy..There are countless reasons to support micro-farmers and urban homesteaders who provide local food ...
22 Jul, 2012
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FDA Conducts Sweeping Electronic Surveillance Operation
Photo: natural.tv[Last] weekend, the New York Times reports on a sweeping electronic surveillance operation carried out not by the FBI, NSA, or CIA, but by… the Food and Drug Administration. Not only ...
21 Jul, 2012
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Report: State-by-State June Employment Figures
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released today gives new insight into employment numbers, state by state, for the month of June.Compared to the month before, unemployment has increased in 27 states. Me ...
20 Jul, 2012
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Results from the Green Party Convention
The Green Party of the United States held its Presidential Nominating Convention in Baltimore, Maryland last weekend. The first two days of the conventions had workshops ranging from "Youth Outreach" ...
19 Jul, 2012
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Texas: Sixth State To Say No Thanks To Medicaid Expansion
Governor Rick Perry of Texas joins a list of growing states who say they will refuse to implement Medicaid expansion in their states. The one-time presidential hopeful stated yesterday, “If anyone was ...
10 Jul, 2012
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