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The Chandler classroom conundrum
The Chandler classroom conundrum
It’s hard to tell whether Chandler, Arizona’s popular technology-driven classroom program is the wave-of-the-future, an expensive failure or something in between.  According to the New York ...
08 Sep, 2011
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Rasmussen: Unaffiliated voters rise to their highest level ever
Rasmussen: Unaffiliated voters rise to their highest level ever
On the same day that a small earthquake shook the San Fernando Valley, a recent Rasmussen Reports study of partisan trends indicates that unaffiliated voters will likely be shaking up the nation's pol ...
02 Sep, 2011
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Rick Perry:  Stand by your stands
Rick Perry: Stand by your stands
The Republican presidential candidate who has made himself look more like Billy Graham than Barry Goldwater has taken a substantive lead in the polls as reported in recent days by Zogby, Quinnipiac, R ...
01 Sep, 2011
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California bill which would mandate STD vaccine for sixth grade girls moves forward
California bill which would mandate STD vaccine for sixth grade girls moves forward
Gardasil, a controversial vaccine for the sexually transmitted HPV virus, might soon be given to minors in California without parental consent if the sweeping proposal in a new bill-- AB 499-- becomes ...
30 Aug, 2011
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Young Turks host defends Ron Paul from Bill O'Reilly
Young Turks host defends Ron Paul from Bill O'Reilly
As the "mainstream media" has taken heat for not giving enough coverage to presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, a valid assertion backed by the numbers, progressive talk show host Cenk Uygur defended ...
30 Aug, 2011
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Arizona looks to effectively manage its water supply in the Sun Corridor
Arizona looks to effectively manage its water supply in the Sun Corridor
Arizona possesses enough water in Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa counties to support 4.3 million people, says a report from the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at ASU. But to do so, all comm ...
29 Aug, 2011
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Poll: Double digit support for hypothetical Independent Presidential candidates
Poll: Double digit support for hypothetical Independent Presidential candidates
Late last week, Public Policy Polling released the results of a survey gauging support for seven potential Independent candidates for President in 2012.  Four out of the seven polled in the doubl ...
29 Aug, 2011
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Rasmussen:  Ron Paul in dead heat with President Obama in hypothetical 2012 race
Rasmussen: Ron Paul in dead heat with President Obama in hypothetical 2012 race
A recent Rasmussen survey of likely U.S. voters found that Texas Congressman Dr. Ron Paul runs practically dead even with President Barack Obama in a hypothetical head-to-head 2012 White House race. A ...
26 Aug, 2011
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Survey says: Three GOP hopefuls outpoll Obama among Independents
Survey says: Three GOP hopefuls outpoll Obama among Independents
Four contenders for the GOP's presidential nomination are polling competitively with President Obama among registered voters, according to a new poll.  How do potential Independent or third party ...
24 Aug, 2011
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Oracle of Omaha takes one for the home team
Oracle of Omaha takes one for the home team
Unelected partisans came face-to-face with a genuine independent voice this week in the form of American icon, Warren Buffett.  In Monday’s New York Times, Buffett – CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inv ...
18 Aug, 2011
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