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430,000 signatures filed to end Ohio gerrymandering
July 5, 2012That more than met the requirement of at least 385,253 signatures from half (44) of Ohio's 88 counties.
Read moreShell’s Arctic drilling: The environmental battle of our time
July 3, 2012On July 27, two Shell vessels departed from Seattle, en route to the Arctic's Beaufort and Chukchi seas -- and the fragile ecosystems that lay within.
Read moreCalif. legislature passes far-reaching homeowner safeguards
July 3, 2012With the legislature's passage July 2 of a far-reaching Homeowner's Bill of Rights, California is moving to lead the country in the fight against foreclosure abuse.
Read moreCongress agrees on $ for roads, bridges, but not mass transit
July 2, 2012Key GOP hang-ups, which were apparently dropped from the final version of the legislation, included Republican insistence on construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Read moreCalif. leading on Affordable Care Act
July 2, 2012Roughly half and two-thirds of currently uninsured Californians will be covered through the ACA. It's expected to bring the state some $15 billion in federal funds each year.
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