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Campaign presses oil tax to save California public schools
July 18, 2011A group of public education advocates have begun a movement to tax oil extraction throughout the state of California.
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Debt-ceiling showdown, Republican stand collapsing, now what?
July 18, 2011Is it a train wreck? A gathering tsunami? Just a fake drama?
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Are republics democratic?
July 18, 2011If we live in a country where some citizens' votes count more than others - in other words, in which "one person, one vote" is really not the standard - how can we claim to be...
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Eric Cantor: GOP drama queen with an agenda
July 18, 2011Cantor's most cruel political grandstanding came after the terrible tornado that ravaged Joplin, Mo., killing and injuring hundreds this year. Cantor proclaimed that he would block all federal relief funding for the suffering people of Joplin...
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Obama threatens veto of tighter curbs on Cuba travel
July 18, 2011President Obama has threatened a veto of a House bill if it includes tightened restrictions on Cuban-American travel and aid to Cuba.
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