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Presidential Election Update 2012: January 27, 2012
Last night, the GOP candidates participated in yet another Republican Presidential Debate, marking the second and final debate before the Florida primary. While the debate became heated between candid ...
27 Jan, 2012
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Montana Supreme Court Decision Opposes Citizens United
On December 30, 2011 the Supreme Court of the State of Montana effectively flipped the Supreme Court of the United States and their Citizens United decision the bird. In Western Tradition Partnership ...
20 Jan, 2012
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Babar, the humble crow, and the New York Review
I have never before had a “blog.” But I think I get it.That said, please know The City Club of San Diego and the Independent Voter Network a working relationship. Part of that relationship involves th ...
13 Jan, 2012
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Arizona legislators push bill to allow guns on college campuses
In a move sure to be controversial and which has already received national attention, Arizona legislators have redrafted legislation to allow guns to be carried at public colleges and universities. Go ...
03 Jan, 2012
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Report shows growing wealth gap between lawmakers and constituents
As American voters continue to express concerns about the U.S. economy’s fate and the country's overall direction in the midst of ever-present partisan gridlock, a recent Washington Post report about ...
27 Dec, 2011
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Americans Elect qualifies for ballot access in California
On Monday, Secretary of State Debra Bowen officially certified Americans Elect to appear on California's ballots for the 2012 elections. The addition brings the number of qualified political par ...
21 Dec, 2011
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Report: California animal agriculture is a job creator
Over the past decade, California dairies, ranches and livestock farms have created 17,000 jobs for the state. A new report that analyzes federal data from 2000 to 2010 shows that the $289 billion a ye ...
30 Nov, 2011
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Under financial pressure, UC Davis takes bold step to become 'private' University
UC Davis has come up with an answer to the crushing budget reductions that the State of California has thrown its way: become a private university. While that’s not exactly what University ...
29 Sep, 2011
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'Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars': interview with Sylvia Longmire
Sylvia Longmire's new book Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars has just been released and is available in bookstores today. She is a retired Air Force captain and Special Agent with exte ...
27 Sep, 2011
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Wall Street protest enters second week, spreads to West Coast
Protesters demonstrating against the excesses of crony capitalism and its corrupting influence on our nation’s politics have occupied a park in Manhattan’s financial district for over a week. ...
26 Sep, 2011
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