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Water wars re-emerge as Cadiz proposes major storage project
Virtually all of California's water comes from someplace other than where it is consumed. Water travels through hundreds of miles of aqueducts inside the state, from the Sacramento Delta to the Centra ...
14 Jun, 2011
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Ron Paul and Gary Johnson latest \Internet Candidates\ to challenge mainstream media and GOP establishment
As the internet shapes up to play a bigger role in 2012, Republican candidates Gov. Gary Johnson and Rep. Ron Paul are using the medium to challenge the mainstream media and their own GOP preside ...
10 Jun, 2011
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Global Commission says War on Drugs has failed
This week, the Global Commission on Drug Policy released a 24-page paper arguing that the "global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world. ...
04 Jun, 2011
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California hardest hit by NAFTA-generated job losses
It turns out Ross Perot had not fallen off his rocker when he, as a 1992 3rd party presidential candidate, predicted that signing NAFTA would lead to the loss of American jobs to trade partners amid a ...
12 May, 2011
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New drug tunnel found as thousands protest drug war in Mexico
Lost in last week's coverage and commentary of the unfolding Osama bin Laden story was the discovery of yet another drug tunnel on the U.S.-Mexico border, this time in Arizona. Border Patrol agents wo ...
12 May, 2011
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Illegal immigration debate dominated by provocative rhetoric
Vitriolic rhetoric is nothing new to the illegal immigration conversation, but every now and then there's an event that takes place in the public square that reminds moderate sides of the issue to gua ...
22 Mar, 2011
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March farm update
Large specialty crop farmers are reassessing their spring planting plans because of rising fuel prices. Many farmers are considering planting more subsidized crops such as corn and cotton as market pr ...
12 Mar, 2011
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Pew Hispanic Center: California leads in illegal immigrant population, though national trend shows drop since 2007
The latest estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center found that much of the country's 2010 unauthorized immigrant population remained virtually unchanged from 2009. California, however, remained at ...
04 Feb, 2011
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Strong U.S. - Mexico immigration enforcement is a matter of national security
In the same week the Los Angeles Times reported that House Republicans desire a return to arresting illegal immigrants through workplace raids, the paper also reported that U.S. border agents arr ...
01 Feb, 2011
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How to make immigration reform relevant during an economic crisis
Against the backdrop of President Obama's State of the Union speech during harsh economic times for many, the communications director for a California immigrant rights group believes that the Presiden ...
25 Jan, 2011
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