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Ron Paul has another million dollar day
In a challenge to Mitt Romney, the Republican Party's frontrunner for the presidential nomination, Texas Congressman Ron Paul raised another million dollars in just 24 hours Sunday, using the online f ...
06 Jun, 2011
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Marin paves the way for further expansion of local renewable energy
PG&E fought against it, but Marin Clean Energy prevailed and now residents there can choose renewable energy via Community Choice Aggregation. Under Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), c ...
19 May, 2011
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Top two open primary overcomes latest legal challenge
With Congressional District 36 candidate Michael Chamness being denied an injunction to suspend electoral rules in the upcoming special election, he was dealt yet another blow when the Ninth Circuit C ...
08 Apr, 2011
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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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Harvard Law students sue TSA over intrusive searches at airports
Two Harvard Law students are suing the TSA in federal court over its new, “enhanced pat downs” and naked body scans, claiming a Fourth Amendment protection against unlawful searches and seizures. Jeff ...
04 Dec, 2010
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Third Party and Independent activists united in opposition to full-body scanners and enhanced pat-downs
It may seem like the current uproar and ongoing revolt against the Transportation Security Administration’s newest security protocols came out of nowhere, but opposition to full-body scanners has b ...
17 Nov, 2010
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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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2010 could be historic year for Independent and Third Party candidates
Whatever the outcome of the November elections, 2010 is shaping up to be an historic year for the nation’s Independent and third party movements, as well as for voters who desire viable alternatives t ...
29 Sep, 2010
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Americans want a third party, but must battle media myths and pollster misrepresentations to explore their options
As we enter the final stretch of the 2010 mid-term election season, the American public’s dissatisfaction with the Democratic and Republican parties is driving record numbers of people to voice suppor ...
22 Sep, 2010
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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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