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Gay marriage: Judge overturns DOMA, stepping up pressure on Supreme Court

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - May. 26 - A federal judge struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which precludes gay couples from receiving federal marriage benefits. She is the third federal judge to do so, suggesting that the Supreme Court might need to step in soon to clarify its position. ...

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Letter: Simpson needs 'intervention'

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:27:00 -0700

The Politico - By Patrick Gavin - May. 24 - After former Sen. Alan Simpson’s scathing, profanity-tinged letter to the California Alliance for Retired Americans, one organization is saying, “Enough!” “Call this a political intervention, if you will,” writes Max Richtman, the president and CEO of th

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Schwarzenegger: GOP, take down that small tent

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Arnold Schwarzenegger - May. 05 (Opinion) - It was Richard Nixon who brought me into the Republican fold. He was running for president, and I had recently arrived in California from Austria, which I'd left because the European socialist mentality wasn't big enough for my dreams. Growing up, I was surrounded by kids whose greatest ambition was to one day collect a pension. I didn't intend to spend my whole life dreaming about floating on a government safety net. One day, when Nixon was talking on the television, my liberal friend Artie translated bits of what he was saying. As I recall, he spoke about free enterprise, about less government and taxation, about the need for a strong military. I asked what party Nixon was from. Artie said he was an imbecile Republican. "Then I will be an imbecile Republican," I said. I've been writing my memoirs recently, and looking back at how I came to my political identity has reminded me that this election cycle marks my 44th year as a Republican. I can't imagine being anything else.

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As tide of illegal immigrants goes home, will US economy suffer?

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - Apr. 09 - The illegal immigrant boom has fizzled; and as Mexican migrants go home, the question is whether it will drain the labor pool and hurt the US economy. ...

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Incarceration nation

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Fareed Zakaria - Mar. 24 (Opinion) - The U.S. has 760 prisoners per 100,000 citizens. That’s not just many more than in most other developed countries but seven to 10 times as many. Japan has 63 per 100,000, Germany has 90, France has 96, South Korea has 97, and Britain - with a rate among the highest - has 153.... This wide gap between the U.S. and the rest of the world is relatively recent. In 1980 the U.S.’s prison population was about 150 per 100,000 adults. It has more than quadrupled since then. So something has happened in the past 30 years to push millions of Americans into prison.

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Tennessee bill protects teachers who challenge evolution and climate change

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Suzanne Goldenberg - Mar. 21 - State legislature gives legal protection to teachers who do not believe in the science and want to debate alternate explanations The state legislature of Tennessee has given legal cover to public school teachers to challenge the science of evolution and climate change, in a move that looks set to deepen a debate about politicisation of the classroom. The bill passed in the Tennessee Senate this week provides legal protection to teachers who personally do not believe in evolution or the human causes of climate change, and instead want to teach the "scientific strengths and weaknesses of existing scientific theories". It comes at a time when science associations are increasingly concerned by moves to inject religious or ideological beliefs into science teaching ahead of the release next month of a new set of education standards which give a central place to climate change. The new standards, based on recommendations from the National Research Council, are not mandatory for all states. ...

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This Is America's Moment, If Washington Doesn't Blow It

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Forbes - By Joel Kotkin - Jan. 19 - The vast majority of Americans believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, and, according to a 2011 Pew Survey, close to a majority feel that China has already surpassed the U.S. as an economic power.

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Atheists in U.S. military seek official recognition

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - Nov. 14 - A small but growing movement complains of religious bias and seeks the same status as Christians, Jews and Muslims.Capt. Ryan Jean wanted to perform well on the Army's psychological evaluation. But he also wanted to answer the questions honestly. So when he was asked whether he believed his life had a lasting purpose, Jean, an atheist, saw no choice but to say no.

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Parkinson's 'linked with solvent'

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:57:00 -0800

BBC News - Nov. 14 - 13 November 2011 Last updated at 23:57 ET By Neil Bowdler Health reporter, BBC News A doctor examines the hands of a man with Parkinson's disease An international study has linked an industrial solvent to Parkinson's disease. Researchers found a six-fold

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Latino evangelicals challenge Alabama brethren on immigration

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:28:00 -0800

CNN - Nov. 13 - By Gustavo Valdes , CNN Birmingham, Alabama (CNN) - When the Alabama legislature approved what is considered the nation's toughest anti-illegal immigration law, much of the state's religious community was quick to condemn it. The Roman Catholic, Episcopa

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Cheap solar energy closer to becoming a reality

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Jay Hancock - Jul. 03 (Opinion) - Like many people concerned about the environment, Kirk Thomas had thought about cutting his use of fossil fuels by generating electricity with rooftop solar panels.

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Violent video games, California and the ambiguity of freedom

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Keith Stuart - Jun. 28 (Opinion) - The US Supreme Court has ruled that an attempt by California to ban the sale of violent games to children was unconstitutional. We look at the factors involved and why this isn't a clear-cut victory for free speech.

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Crime Victims United of California: A powerful voice in state politics

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Joshua Page - Jun. 04 (Opinion) - If policymakers continue to follow the voices of expressly punitive victims rights advocates and ignore the opinions of those who promote alternative, less punitive conceptions of justice, California will not shrink its $9-billion prison system or alleviate its correctional crisis. The status quo will prevail. Let's hope this harrowing prediction doesn't come true.

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Sea Cruz: Pirate Penelope finds Depp a jolly mate

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Dawn - By Ap - May. 13 (Entertainment) - BEVERLY HILLS, California: The hardest thing about a pirate’s life for Penelope Cruz was not all the swashbuckling and sword fighting and sailing the high seas. It was not even the added rigor of being a pregnant pirate as she filmed her scenes last summer for ”Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” while carrying [...]

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Public high schools woo foreign students

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - Apr. 05 - Faced with declining enrollments and shrinking revenues, public school districts from Maine to California are seeking out students from overseas, particularly China, to attend their high schools. ...

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Girl, 4, a U.S. Citizen, Is Deported to Guatemala

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:39:36 -0700

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Too Long to Wait

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - Mar. 08 (Editorial) - A court-ordered stay on California’s ban on same-sex marriages prevents gay men and lesbians from marrying while the case is appealed. The stay should be lifted.

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Obesity epidemic hits the diaper set?

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:05:00 -0800

Seattle Times - Jan. 24 - WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Ten years ago, pediatrician Gary Bean began noticing a trend in his Oakland, Calif., practice. Babies were increasingly bigger, and they weren't thinning out by the time they were crawling and walking. Toddlers came to appoin

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Toxics found in pregnant U.S. women in UCSF study

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

San Francisco Chronicle - By vcolliver@sfchronicle.com (Victoria Colliver, Chronicle Staff Writer) - Jan. 14 - Multiple chemicals, including some banned since the 1970s and others used in items such as nonstick cookware, furniture, processed foods and beauty products, were found in the blood and urine of pregnant U.S. women, according to a UCSF study being releas

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The Texas Omen

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Jan. 07 (Opinion) - Another conservative economic miracle bites the dust, with implications for the nation.

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The Looming Crisis in the States

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:26:41 -0800

New York Times - Dec. 25 (Opinion) - Spending cuts alone will not solve the states’ fiscal problems. More effective and targeted tax increases, and some help from Washington, are needed.

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Nissan Leaf review: A revolutionary electric vehicle that drives like a car

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By David Undercoffler - Dec. 09 (Review) - The five-seat sedan is an enjoyable compact that just happens to avoid using gasoline altogether. It handles like most other front-wheel-drive cars in its class.

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The Truth About California

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

MarketWatch - By Brett Arends - Nov. 23 (Opinion) - I know that facts and truth seem to be optional these days. I know that in the exciting new world of infinite media everyone can choose to believe whatever fantasies they want. But in the case of California, it's getting on my nerves.

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How Meg Whitman spent a fortune -- and lost

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Ruben Navarrette Jr. - Nov. 03 (Opinion) - For one thing, she never connected with voters and that hurt her when the Brown campaign started pushing the message that she was this rich empress who lived in a bubble and couldn't relate to average Californians. For another, she never proved she was up to the job of being governor of the nation's most populous state. Then there was the fact that the unions really delivered for Brown, especially in terms of direct mail -- in both English and Spanish.

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Calif. rail project is high-speed pork

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Robert J. Samuelson - Nov. 01 (Opinion) - It's become fashionable to think that trains will help 'save the planet.'

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