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U.S. and Mexico border patrol agents collaborating to fight illegal drug trade
The drug trade and its accompanying violence continues to be a problem south of the border. Approximately 90% of the cocaine reaching U.S. soil from South America comes through Mexico, said a po ...
19 Feb, 2010
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The Tea Party movement in crisis
You may not know it, but even after George Washington and the Continental Congress had raised an army to fight against the English Crown, the American Colonists weren't exactly sure what they were fig ...
29 Jan, 2010
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A Tale of Two Tea Parties
First there was a "Tea Party" whose members said they did not care about party, but principle. They railed against corporate America's tax-funded bailouts, they demanded more transparency at the highe ...
23 Jan, 2010
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Unfunded Federal Mandates: California's budgeting nightmare
In 1995, Congress addressed this issue with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, sponsored by Republican Senator Kempthorne of Indiana and signed into law by Democratic President Bill Clinton. The ...
20 Jan, 2010
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A Pandemic of Closures
Another one bites the dust. In tragic news for California, the state just lost another big-name business. EA’S Pandemic Studios was a beloved maker of video games, and will cease to function, at le ...
08 Dec, 2009
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Fair Elections Pilot Project
Imagine if ANYONE could run for office, wouldn’t that be nice? When I say “ANYONE” I mean even people who do not have a million dollars. Yes, I know, it’s hard to imagine. But what if candidates ...
12 Jun, 2009
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Giving Desalination a Chance
California is as good asout of fresh water. The state is thrown into drought conditions with everyless-than-abundant-rain year, and a series of dry years (like now) decimatereservoirs beyond sustainab ...
13 Apr, 2009
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Life, Liberty and Elbow Room
According to the Los Angeles Times, a California-based Federal districtcourt has taken up the question of whether California'sprison overcrowding violates the prisoners' "constitutional rights."The ca ...
09 Dec, 2008
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Barack Obama Elected President of the United States
Barack Obama has been elected the 44th president of the United States, an election announced around 8:00 pm Pacific time. The Associated Press reported that John McCain called Obama to congratulate hi ...
04 Nov, 2008
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