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Prop. 8 and the Supremes: Which way will they go?
Friday, August 13, 2010 � by scott
The New York Review of Books offers an insightful analysis of the road ahead for Proposition 8 and the court decision that found the ban on gay marriage unconstitutional.
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Mary Salas’s manager: ‘Make sure that every vote is counted’
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 � by scott
Recounts rarely change the results, but Mary Salas, only a handful of votes behind, gives it a try.
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Mary Salas says, ‘Let’s count those votes again’
Monday, July 12, 2010 � by scott
Mary Salas is seeking a recount in the California Senate District 40 Democratic primary which she trails by 12 votes to Juan Vargas, a favorite of state corporate interests.
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Board drops ball on vetting nursing applicants
Monday, June 28, 2010 � by scott
Some 3,500 nurses who have been disciplined in other states have been licensed to nurse in California, including several hundred who have lost their licenses elsewhere.
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California’s Tort Wars: Election Day by the numbers
Friday, June 11, 2010 � by eric
Tort-war front groups for big oil, insurance and tobacco get walloped on election day.
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On propositions, big money talked but didn’t win
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 � by scott
Well, here is heartening news — despite spending a combined $62 million, PG&E and Mercury Insurance’s bids to buy their own state initiatives went down in flames at the polls Tuesday.
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Can the nation handle two massive oil cleanups at once?
Monday, May 17, 2010 � by scott
After the Deepwater Horizon debacle, will the federal oil spill fund have enough money to clean up the next spill?