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Tea Party Students to debut in 2011
Tea Party Students to debut in 2011
In another sign that the Tea Party is mobilizing into an organized political machine with a broad vision and long-term goals, 2011 will see the debut of Tea Party Students. As the name suggests, the n ...
01 Jan, 2011
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Demand for local food drives expansion of year-round farmers' markets
Demand for local food drives expansion of year-round farmers' markets
Fueled by a growing demand for locally produced food year-round, the number of farmers' markets extending their operations into winter months is on the rise, according to U.S. Department of Agricultur ...
31 Dec, 2010
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Tea Party 2012: separating the contenders from the pretenders
Tea Party 2012: separating the contenders from the pretenders
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum made waves this week when he told Politico that there are no real Tea Party candidates in the 2012 mix. "There isn't a single candidate running for presi ...
13 Nov, 2010
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Nancy Pelosi taking heavy fire from Republicans and Democrats
Nancy Pelosi taking heavy fire from Republicans and Democrats
California's most famous U.S. Representative, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is taking heavy fire from all sides going into the November mid-term election.With an immminent takeover of the House by Repub ...
23 Oct, 2010
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White House scrambles for answers as Americans become more desperate
White House scrambles for answers as Americans become more desperate
"I'm exhausted. I'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration, defending the mantle of change that I voted for, and deeply disappointed with where we are right now."That's what Preside ...
21 Sep, 2010
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Philadelphia's war on bloggers
Philadelphia's war on bloggers
Philadelphia officials set a disturbing precedent when they recently sent out demand letters to local bloggers and website operators to pay a business licensing fee and fork over a portion of their no ...
25 Aug, 2010
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Independent for President in 2012:  a view from 2010
Independent for President in 2012: a view from 2010
Though the 2010 midterm elections have not yet even taken place, political commentators and observers are already speculating about possibilities and prospects for the 2012 presidential election. &nbs ...
18 Aug, 2010
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Independent and third party candidates still fighting for the right to participate in America's democracy
Independent and third party candidates still fighting for the right to participate in America's democracy
If a group of people told you that elected officials, influential civic groups, the mainstream media, and independent polling organizations were all engaged in a systematic effort to effectively silen ...
13 Aug, 2010
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Breaking the Republican-Democrat stranglehold with open debates and open minds
Breaking the Republican-Democrat stranglehold with open debates and open minds
The two-party duopoly is a threat to the free exchange of ideas.  The establishment parties, in conjunction with a complicit corporate media, often exclude third party and independent voices and ...
30 Jun, 2010
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March delivers three blows to California public school system
March delivers three blows to California public school system
This month there has been little good news for the California public school system.  On March 4, California got word that the state’s bid for a piece of over $4 billion of the federal stimulus do ...
26 Mar, 2010
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