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GOPers back Democrat for Congress

DUBLIN, Calif. — Two lifelong Republicans who challenged incumbent Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) in the June 6 primary made a startling announcement July 26. Standing before a backdrop reading “Republicans for McNerney,” former Rep. Paul “Pete”...

Huge oil profits linked to economic slowdown

WASHINGTON — Exxon Mobil reported $10.4 billion in second quarter profits July 27, the second highest quarterly profits for any publicly traded company in U.S. history. Shell profits jumped 40 percent to $7.32 billion in the...

News bias in The Associated Press

A new study conducted at Sonoma State University shows widespread bias in Associated Press (AP) news reports favoring U.S. government positions. On October 25, 2005, the American Civil Liberties Union posted to their website 44 autopsy...

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EDITORIAL: A civil rights milestone

It has been 14 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) went into effect. When the ADA was passed by Congress and signed into law in 1990, it was hailed as a major victory that...