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Proposition 17

What's at Stake in the Golden State? Corporate Cash vs. Progressive Populism

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Latinos, Land Use, California, Progressive Populist, Jobs, Immigration, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Outsourcing, Proposition 16, Meg Whitman, Progressive, Barbara Boxer, Populist, Water, Jerry Brown, Corporatists, Carly Fiorina, Proposition 17, Corporate Cash, Edication, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

Nothing less than the biggest statehouse, the biggest Senate seat, and the future presidency of America is at stake here in the Golden State.

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Mercury: Kind and Generous

Jennifer Evans Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: California State Department of Insurance, Mercury, Mercury Insurance, Proposition 17, Consumer Watchdog, Insurance Claims, Prop 17, Los Angeles News
Jennifer Evans Gardner

It's not just Prop 17... Mercury Insurance doesn't appear to like paying legitimate claims either. I would know. I'm a Mercury insured.

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Corporate "Smart" Initiatives Will Test California Voters' Smarts Tuesday

Jamie Court | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: California June Primary Election, Mercury Insurance, Proposition 17, PG&E, Proposition 16, California-Ballot-Initiative, California Politics, Municipal Utilities, Los Angeles News
Jamie Court

Spending tens of millions of dollars on deceptive TV advertising could be enough to buy public policy in California. You can bet companies across America will be watching closely to see what happens.

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Prop 17, Mercury Insurance Claims Mocked In New Ad (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: June Election, George Joseph, California, Car Insurance, Ballot, Cars, Mercury Insurance, Premiums, Consumers, Mercury Insurance Group, Robert Greenwald, Proposition 17, Prop 17, Prices, Video, Los Angeles News

A new advertisement by documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald aims to derail Mercury Insurance Group's efforts to change the rules that ultimately det...

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Jerry Brown's Role as Truthsayer Could Give Him The Advantage Over Megabucks Whitman

Jamie Court | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Mercury Insurance, Proposition 17, Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman, Car Insurance, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Governor's Race, Los Angeles News
Jamie Court

A little noticed legal brief Brown just filed as Attorney General in a Sacramento court shows his true power as an honest public servant.

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