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2015 On Pace to Have Worst Measles Outbreak in Decades
2015 On Pace to Have Worst Measles Outbreak in Decades
As of February 6, there have been 121 reported cases of the measles in 17 states and Washington, D.C., in 2015 alone. If the measles outbreak continues at this pace, the number of repor ...
11 Feb, 2015
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How America's Tax Rates Compare With Other Countries
How America's Tax Rates Compare With Other Countries
On December 16, 1773, a group of colonists dressed as Indians boarded three British cargo ships to destroy 342 cases of tea -- a "tea party" over a 90 percent tax cut.Tea throughout the Empire had bee ...
10 Feb, 2015
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Asm. Rob Bonta: Regulatory Structure Needed before Calf. Voters Legalize Pot
Asm. Rob Bonta: Regulatory Structure Needed before Calf. Voters Legalize Pot
New measures aimed at improving the safety and legitimacy of medical marijuana might be hitting California in the future as state lawmakers consider a bill that would provide a regulatory structure fo ...
09 Feb, 2015
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 47 U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming Act
47 U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming Act
Vote Hemp, a major grassroots hemp advocacy group, on Thursday announced the introduction of complementary bills in the U.S. House and Senate, S. 134 and H.R. 525, titled the "Industrial Hemp Farming ...
22 Jan, 2015
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8 States Where Party Registration Lags Behind Independent Registration
8 States Where Party Registration Lags Behind Independent Registration
Independent voters are the fastest growing voting bloc in the U.S. The number of people who self-identify as neither Republican nor Democrat has been on a steady incline since 2008. In the last two ye ...
19 Jan, 2015
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5 U.S. Senators To Watch in the 114th Congress
5 U.S. Senators To Watch in the 114th Congress
The 114th Congress is now in session and the environment is decidedly Republican. The GOP took control of both chambers of Congress after the midterm elections, in which only 36 percent of voters part ...
12 Jan, 2015
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Can Independents Win Statewide Campaigns?
Can Independents Win Statewide Campaigns?
A 2014 Gallup survey showed that a majority of Americans – for the first time since Gallup started asking the question – believe their children’s lives and lifestyle will be worse off than their own. ...
05 Jan, 2015
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Marijuana Use Growing Nationwide; Adults Leading Trend
Marijuana Use Growing Nationwide; Adults Leading Trend
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration published state-level data from it's National Survey on Drug Use and Health this month. The data examines marijuana use in each state from ...
31 Dec, 2014
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Most Memorable Political Bloopers of 2014
Most Memorable Political Bloopers of 2014
As expected of every election season, political gaffes were bound to happen. Gaffes have been associated with campaign exhaustion, an unsuccessful attempt at humor, or a lack of emotional discipline. ...
24 Dec, 2014
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Is the Entertainment Industry Doing the Media’s Job When It Comes to Climate Change?
Is the Entertainment Industry Doing the Media’s Job When It Comes to Climate Change?
In late October, Warner Bros. and two other studios premiered Interstellar, a blockbuster science-fiction film by award-winning director Christopher Nolan that chronicles the odyssey of a team of NASA ...
17 Dec, 2014
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