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Shutterstock // Credit: Chris DeRidder The fundamental exercise of government, passing a national budget, hangs in the balance as lawmakers in Washington score political points ahead of a potential government shutdown. The next fiscal year begins October 1, and without a budget agreement, federally-funded services and employees will be in jeopardy.
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A small team of 7 immigration activists chained themselves to the White House fence Wednesday. The demonstration was prompted by President Barack Obama's announcement Monday that he would not stop deportations of undocumented immigrants which have climbed to their highest rate than under any other president. According to
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Federal Reserve Building in Washington DC // credit: wikipedia The line to be the next Federal Reserve Chair got one person shorter Sunday when former treasury secretary Larry Summers withdrew his name. The term for current FED chair Ben Bernanke expires January 31, 2014, and the Obama administration's first
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The cost of education has undergone dramatic changes over the last century. Institutions like Harvard, Yale, and others were initially attended by 0.001 percent of the population. By 1900, the average tuition for private schools was anywhere from $75 to $300 per student. Those figures have dramatically increased since.
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via John J. Kruzel Motorcycle riders outside the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the 20th Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom, May 27, 2007. // Credit: Defense.gov Thousands of bikers roared into Washington D.C. Wednesday, to protest a rally organized by the American Muslim Political Action committee (AM
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The 113th Congress returned from summer recess Monday and nine legislative days remain before the 2014 fiscal year starts on October 1. President Barack Obama submitted his budget in April. The Obama budget calls for a reversal of 'sequestration' cuts while maintaining $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction
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California State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) in 2012 // Credit: senate.ca.gov On the heels of the State Auditor's report, released last month, secretary of state candidate and current state Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) offered his appraisal of the challenges facing the office. The audit, requested
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Activist Ray Lutz addresses the crowd during pro and anti-Syrian intervention protests // Credit: Jane Susskind (IVN News) The specter of yet another United States military venture in the Middle East sparked heated protests Friday outside Congresswoman Susan Davis' San Diego office. Several dozen supporters and opponents of U.S.
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Mark R / Shutterstock.com Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 54, authored by state Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) passed the California Legislature Wednesday. The resolution directs the California Law Revision Commission to review state laws that govern "access by state and local government agencies to customer information from communications service providers.
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On August 28, California's Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, obliged calls from organizations like California Common Cause, Maplight, and others to make additional campaign finance information available online. The agency agreed to upgrade Califonia's Cal-ACCESS campaign finance search system in May, but only after a lengthy
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Labor Day as a national holiday has progressed through various stages since its official genesis in 1894. The first informal Labor Day was September 5, 1882 organized by Peter J. Mcguire from the Carpenters and Joiners Union. By 1894, Congress passed a bill that established Labor Day, the first Monday
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Over the last two national elections, the number of voters who identify as independent has eclipsed both Republicans and Democrats. According to Pew Research, 38 percent of voters now identify as independent compared to 32 percent, Democrat, and 24 percent, Republican. Robin Koerner, political writer and coiner of the term