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Latino vote is battleground for Boxer, Fiorina
More than 20 percent of California’s registered voters are designated Hispanic or Latino. Based on recent voting history, the Barbara Boxer campaign expects to win two-thirds or more of these vo ...
06 Aug, 2010
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Jerry Brown rebounds in governor's race
Meg Whitman had been surging the past few weeks and Democratic politicos were getting nervous. Was Jerry Brown going to do anything or just get steamrolled by eMeg?What a difference a week makes. A po ...
03 Aug, 2010
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US-Mexico border violence down
Time Magazine’s Tim Padgett writes that Arizona’s immigration law, parts of which were struck down by a federal judge, is unjustifiable on statistical grounds.In Immigration Debate: Border Cities See ...
03 Aug, 2010
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Obama administration and labor union allies proclaim victory in Arizona immigration ruling
With a federal judge striking key provisions of Arizona’s immigration law, the Obama administration proclaimed victory along with labor union allies. Labor unions have been some of the staunches ...
30 Jul, 2010
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Looming Arizona immigration law sets the stage for impassioned debate
While Arizona’s immigration law is set to take effect this Thursday, there is much to consider both now and after the law is implemented. It seems as if the law is already fulfilling its intenti ...
27 Jul, 2010
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California legislature looks to ban the bag
California is poised to become the nation’s first state to ban single-use plastic and paper bags at supermarkets and convenience stores.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, breaking with his usual practice of ...
24 Jul, 2010
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Hispanic vote may still be up for grabs, despite Democratic support for a comprehensive immigration reform bill
Luis Gutierrez, the Illinois congressman leading the push for comprehensive immigration reform, still believes that a bill of some sort will pass before the November midterms. “Immigration refor ...
16 Jul, 2010
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Voters sour on the Obama administration's lawsuit against Arizona immigration law
Voters are convinced that the Obama Administration’s pursuit of a lawsuit against Arizona’s immigration law is the wrong approach in dealing with the matter. A Rasmussen poll released last week ...
13 Jul, 2010
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Nation's Hispanics in limbo while awaiting leadership on immigration reform
The LA Times reports that anti-SB 1070 activists are attempting capitalize on Latino voter anger over Arizona’s immigration law, by working to transform Hispanic sentiment into ballot box dividends fo ...
06 Jul, 2010
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Temporary, high-risk health insurance option coming soon to California
On July 1, the federal government and dozens of states set up temporary “high-risk” health insurance pools for people denied health insurance due to so-called pre-existing conditions. These pools were ...
05 Jul, 2010
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