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Entrance of US Senate Candidate Liz Cheney Provides Sparks
(Credit: nymag.com)Elizabeth (Liz) Cheney's decision to challenge incumbent Wyoming US Senator Mike Enzi, a Republican, has many political watchers' scratching heads.Daughter of the former vice presi ...
23 Jul, 2013
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On the History of Congressional Majorities and the Management of a Nation
One-hundred and twelve legislative bodies have come and gone. We are now in the midst of our 113th Congress. And since our inception, only 27 of these assemblies have consisted of a sixty percent majo ...
16 Jul, 2013
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Does the US Senate Structure Detract From Solving State-Centric Issues
The landmark immigration reform, Bill S. 744 recently passed through the Senate 68-32 during the afternoon of June 27. It includes reforms which focus on border security, economic oppor ...
12 Jul, 2013
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On the Mortality of Eagles and the Unintended Consequences of Wind Turbines
Within the nest of an eagle, three or four eggs may be incubating at one time, but once the first chick hatches, the rest, if they manage to crack their shells, will often be at the mercy of their rut ...
30 Jun, 2013
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'Bipartisan Path Forward' Proposes $2.5 Trillion in Savings
Erskine Bowles (left) and Alan Simpson (right) // credit. momentoftruthproject.orgThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a nonprofit organization focused on fiscal policy, completed i ...
03 May, 2013
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'Bipartisan Path Forward' Proposes $2.5 Trillion in Savings
Erskine Bowles (left) and Alan Simpson (right) // credit. momentoftruthproject.orgThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a nonprofit organization focused on fiscal policy, completed i ...
03 May, 2013
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EPA Approved Underground Waste Dumping for Uranium Mine Giant
Photo: Abrahm Lustgarten // ProPublicaProPublica recently published journalist Abraham Lustgarten’s special project series covering injection wells. The latest story in the series converges on C ...
04 Jan, 2013
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New PPIC Report Addresses California's Water Market
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) recently released a report, "Managing California's Water: From Crisis to Conflict." The report overviews the major issues facing California water ...
20 Dec, 2012
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US and Mexico Sign Landmark Freshwater Treaty
Credit: AZflyfishing.comToday, the United States and Mexico will sign a landmark treaty on freshwater resources in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, W ...
20 Nov, 2012
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Union Dissolved
Since Obama won reelection a week ago, the White House website has been flooded with petitions from citizens in various states wanting their states to secede from the union. It is important to n ...
13 Nov, 2012
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