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Lindsey Graham fears the spending cuts DeMint demandsnew
After the Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Fox News, "I hope people in the country understand that we're Ronald Reagan Republicans in South Carolina. We believe in peace through strength and we're not isolationists."
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
01-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
Obama Administration touts rule change to aid undocumented familiesnew
This month the Obama Administration announced plans to tweak a long-standing immigration rule, rolling out the newest partial fix that, if implemented, could help thousands of mixed-citizenship families caught in immigration limbo. With Obama moving into campaign mode, needing support from a booming Hispanic population largely disappointed with first-term record on immigration, the announcement served as a well-timed hit — the National Immigration Forum declared it a “tremendous victory.”
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
01-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
Will the Oakland Police Dept. End Up in Receivership?new
A federal judge could begin the process of taking over the police department this month.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
01-27-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Indiana House Passes Right-to-Work Billnew
The Indiana House passed a right-to-work bill 54-44 Wednesday after a chaotic debate; union workers yelled through chamber doors drown out supporters' floor speeches.
NUVO |
The Statehouse File |
01-27-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Indiana Right-to-Work
Dumped?new
A year later, the 'We Think Local' campaign is MIA.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
01-27-2012 |
Business & Labor
The Ghosts of Valmont Buttenew
Ever since the city of Boulder purchased its Valmont Butte property, city taxpayers have been picking up the tab to pay for the environmental sins committed by more than a century’s worth of long-departed users at the site. And that tab may be getting bigger as more ghosts from the property’s past continue to reveal themselves.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer and Jefferson Dodge and Elizabeth Miller |
01-26-2012 |
Environment
Girl, in Transit: Super Bowl XLVInew
The first weekend of February will be a good glimpse into what the public transit system could ultimately look like for our city.
NUVO |
Ashley Kimmel |
01-26-2012 |
Transportation
What's Shakin'?new
Many fracking companies send leftovers deep into the earth. But it might be causing a side-effect that's gotten fewer headlines: earthquakes.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
01-26-2012 |
Environment
Tags: Earthquakes, Fracking
All (Male) Things Considerednew
Gender bias at NPR — and what it reveals about the world of literary fiction.
Boston Phoenix |
Eugenia Williamson |
01-26-2012 |
Media
Private Cops on the Public Dimenew
Oakland taxpayers' money is being funneled to an anti-union company that employs private cops to patrol the downtown and uptown areas and influences OPD policies.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
01-26-2012 |
Policy Issues
Cocaine Townnew
One in three men arrested in Atlanta has cocaine in his system. And that's an improvement.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
01-26-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Cocaine in Atlanta
SOPA Operanew
Plot twists evolve storyline in the great debate of online censorship (at least, for now).
North Bay Bohemian |
Nicolas Grizzle |
01-26-2012 |
Policy Issues
Anti-Abortion Group Takes Its Terror Tactics To the Webnew
Last week, Operation Rescue debuted AbortionDocs.org, "the largest collection of documents on America's abortion cartel." Is it legal?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
01-25-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Drilled, Baby, Drillednew
The strange battle to keep Big Oil from cheating.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
01-24-2012 |
Business & Labor
Citizens Against Citizens Unitednew
Protestors hit the streets across the nation last Friday to mark the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
01-24-2012 |
Civil Liberties
