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Schwarzenegger and McCain Lead America's Yacht Party

Rick Jacobs | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, John McCain, California, Courage Campaign, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican Party, Economy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics News

Gov. Schwarzenegger, an ardent backer of McCain's presidential bid, showed us his real vision of a "post-partisan" future, only it looks very much like the Bush/Rove past.

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White House Nixed California's Tougher Air Quality Standards

McClatchy Newspapers | Renee Schoof | Posted 07.22.2008 | Green

Read More: California Air Pollution, Environment, California Air Quality Standards, California Smog, California, Green News

The Environmental Protection Agency told the Bush administration that by law California should be able to set air-quality standards that were tougher ...

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California Firefighting Efforts Complicated By Heavy Rains

AP | AMANDA FEHD | Posted 07.14.2008 | Green

Read More: California, Wildfires, Environment, California Wildfires, Firefighting, California Rains, Extreme Weather, Green News

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A large wildfire in a national forest spread farther away from the storied coastal town of Big Sur on Monday but forced resid...

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1 killed in Calif. fires; more Guard troops coming

AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 07.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Extreme Weather, California Fires, California Wildfires, California, Home News

PARADISE, Calif. — One person was found dead inside a burned-out house Friday after a wind-fueled wildfire swept through a rural community in th...

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Obama Supporters Woo 18,000 New Citizens In L.A.

Ryan Rivera | Posted 07.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Citizenship, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Citizenship USA, Colorado, Barack Obama, California, Nevada, Naturalization, New Mexico, Bill Foote, Latino, New Citizen, David Shippers, Home News

McCain's California supporters swear the Golden State is in play, yet skipped an opportunity to register 18,000 new citizens at the L.A. Convention Center. Obama's minions, of course, were out in force.

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What Will it Take to Reform California's Death Penalty?

Byron Williams | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Capital Punishment, California, California Politics, Death Penalty, Justice System Death Penalty, Death Penalty California, Politics News

Californians must confront how badly they want to be in the execution business. Is having a death penalty worth more than investing in the state's social and economic infrastructure?

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Firefighters Battle More Than 300 Wildfires In California

AP | CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 07.05.2008 | Green

Read More: California, Weather, California Fires, Wildfires, California Wildfires, Green News

LOS ANGELES — Firefighters on Sunday took advantage of cooler, damper weather to battle a vast blaze ravaging Santa Barbara County as they tried...

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California Wildfires Raging On 2 Fronts

AP | AMANDA FEHD | Posted 07.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Wildfires, Weather, Fires, California, Home News

BIG SUR, Calif. — A pair of out-of-control wildfires roared along California's central coast Friday, chewing through opposite ends of a parched ...

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Big Sur Wildfire Forcing Evacuations

AP | AMANDA FEHD | Posted 07.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, California, California Wildfires, California Fires, Big Sur Wildfires, Big Sur Evacuations, Green News

BIG SUR, Calif. — Piles of charred rubble smoldered near California's scenic coastal highway Thursday as a ferocious wildfire descended on the s...

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Gay Weddings and 32 Funerals: Remembering the UpStairs Lounge Fire

Erik Ose | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

To fully understand recent events, it's important to remember a tragedy that happened thirty-five years ago, and how much things have changed for gays and lesbians since then.

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California Wildfires: More Evacuations Ordered In Big Sur As Fire Jumps Line

AP | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Extreme Weather, California, Big Sure Fires, California Fires, Wildfires, California Wildfires, Fire Evacuation, Big Sur Fires, Green News

BIG SUR, Calif. — Authorities are urging residents to evacuate most of the community of Big Sur on the California coast because a wildfire burni...

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Time to Bury the "Meet the Press" Format

Beverly Davis | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Msnbc, Russert, Countdown, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Brokaw, Tim Russert, Hardball, Brokaw, Anderson Cooper, Meet the Press, Nbc, Beltway Journalists, Wolf Blitzer, California, The Situation Room, Home News

Watching Brokaw manage the Snoozeville format demonstrated how dated the program has become. We need a show that combines web speed with major interviews conducted by someone unafraid to offend.

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STALEMATE: Firefighters Battling More Than 1,000 Wildfires In California

AP | MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 06.29.2008 | Home

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SAN FRANCISCO — Firefighters in Northern California battled more than a thousand wildfires to a stalemate by Sunday, but forecasters said danger...

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Big Sur Wildfire Ruining Tourism, Bush Declares State Of Emergency

AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 06.28.2008 | Home

Read More: California, Wildfires, California Wildfires, Big Sur Wildfires, California State of Emergency, Environment, Home News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash,...

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Calif. firefighters dig in to protect Big Sur

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 06.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Big Sur, California, California Wildfires, Big Sur Wildfires, Home News

BIG SUR, Calif. — Firefighters bulked up their defenses Friday against a wildfire that threatened parts of this storied tourist town and prepare...

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Obama's California

William Bradley | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama California, Obama California, Politics News

As Obama dominates in California -- as much through a sort of political and social osmosis as through personal campaigning -- leadership within the state is shifting also.

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Schwarzenegger: Missing In Action

LA Times | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Wildfires, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Economy, Wildfires, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics News

So, California. The economy's in the toilet, the state budget is bleeding red, the drought's getting worse and we've got wildfires so fierce, one of o...

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Offshore Oil: What Would Sun Tzu Do?

Richard Arthur | Posted 06.26.2008 | Green

Read More: John McCain, California, Crude Oil Prices, Alternative Energy, Anwr, George W. Bush, Energy Policy, Oil Companies, Offshore Drilling, Water Pollution, Oil, Oil Prices, Environment, Exxon, Green News

Let's keep our oil safe in the ground or under our oceans for that time in the future when the price of oil is, well, nationalized and, hence, priceless.

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California's Global Warming Plan First Of Its Kind

Los Angeles Times | Margot Roosevelt | Posted 06.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Reducing Carbon Emissions, Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Global Warming, California Emissions Standards, California, Green News

California air regulators today announced a bold plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions that would alter the way utilities generate electricity, autom...

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Hundreds Of California Wildfires Force Thousands To Evacuate

AP | MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 06.22.2008 | Home

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SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of wildfires sparked by lightning flared Sunday across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern Califor...

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An Elegant Solution: Act III: Interrupting Generations of Poverty, Abuse and Neglect with Education

David Ambroz | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Foster Care, California, Abuse, Poverty, Higher Education, Community College, Politics News

We are blessed with a plethora of affordable open admission community colleges, and these treasures should be leveraged to assist in the empowerment effort for foster youth.

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Schwarzenegger Rules Out New Offshore Drilling In California

Los Angeles Times | Posted 06.20.2008 | Green

Read More: McCain Offshore Drilling, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Offshore Drilling Ban, California Coastline, California, Offshore Drilling California, Offshore Drilling, Green News

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday he opposes lifting a ban on new oil drilling in coastal waters, breaking with President Bush and Republican ...

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It Doesn't Have To Be Like This

Beth Broderick | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: California, Health Insurance, Health Care, Nurses, California Nurses Association, Politics News

All of us have stories about desperately ill friends and family who have faced the cold cruel reality of being denied treatment by an indifferent insurer. We must all make our voices heard.

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Soulforce Founders Mel White and Gary Nixon Married in Pasadena

Andy Towle | Posted 06.19.2008 | Living

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Towleroad, Andy Towle, Gay Marriage, California, Soulforce, Living News

Another high-profile marriage took place on Tuesday. Soulforce and Equality Ride co-founders Mel White and Gary Nixon were married! Our corresponde...

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Midwest Editors Shifting On Gay Marriage

Dan Treul | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Des Moines Register, Iowa, Midwest Politics, Newspapers, California, St. Louis, Ohio, Media, Journalism, California Supreme Court, Cleveland Plain Dealer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Des Moines, Gay Rights, Chicago Tribune, Midwest, Cleveland, Chicago, Missouri, Supreme Court, Illinois, Michigan, Media Trends, Gay Marriage, Advocacy, Midwest Conservativism, Midwest Gay Rights, Gay Midwest, Home News

In another signal, perhaps, that the country is ready for change, newspapers across the Midwest showed either even-handedness or excitement for an issue that only years ago was considered taboo.

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