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Gallup: Despite slight bump, confidence in newspapers and TV news still low among Independents
Despite a slight bump from 2010, a Gallup poll released Monday revealed that confidence in newspapers and television news remains low among Independent voters. In 2011, a mere 23% of Independent ...
28 Jun, 2011
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Concentrated solar power projects moving ahead in California
Two major concentrated solar power (CSP) projects in California received major funding from the Department of Energy last week while a third got a go-ahead after determining a plan to ensure that dese ...
23 Jun, 2011
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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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California May farm update
Good news from the state Department of Water Resources: the two major California snowpacks are standing well above-average. Measurements taken this week show levels in the Sierra Nevada to be at 144 p ...
07 May, 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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Independents gather for national conference in New York City
On Saturday, hundreds of Independents from across the country gathered in New York City for the CUIP’s National Conference of Independents entitled, “Can Independents Reform America?” The con ...
16 Feb, 2011
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California medical marijuana industry seeks to operate "for profit"
In California, medical marijuana dispensaries are required by state law to operate as non-profit "collectives" of legal medical marijuana patients who simply cover the costs of distributing the plant ...
15 Feb, 2011
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Majority of Independents open to third party candidate for President
A new survey conducted by Public Policy Polling has found that 37% of Americans and 51% of Independents are open to supporting a third party candidate for President in 2012. And there is good ...
02 Feb, 2011
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Arizona shooting trial moves to California judge, possible California venue
A California federal judge will hear the case against Jared Loughner, who faces multiple charges related to the shooting rampage in Tuscon, Arizona which left an Arizona federal judge dead and Congres ...
18 Jan, 2011
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Cross-gender strip searches ruled unconstitutional
A female guard's search of a male prison inmate's genitals and buttocks through nearly-transparent underwear was ruled unconstitutional by the San Francisco-based Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. ...
08 Jan, 2011
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