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Huge TEA PARTY Win! California Votes NO on Tax Increases

The Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition is reporting that their tax revolt event on May 16 may have been a major contributing factor to Californians voting No on Tax increases to fund out of control spending...

Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown urges high court to let Prop. 8 take effect

" Brown, whose office is supposed to defend the initiative, said the lawsuits raised issues of statewide importance that should be addressed by the state's highest court.   L.A. Now blog:...

Gay rights backers file 3 lawsuits challenging Prop. 8

Now that California's Proposition 8 has passed, which cancels the gay marriage ruling and nullifies all the marriages which have been performed - including that of Ellen DeGeneres - gay rights advocates are...

Yay!

Sacramento, CA residents Tina Reynolds and Kate Moore were legally married during a special ceremony at the Crest Theater on Oct 12, 2008. On Nov. 4, California residents will be asked to vote on Proposition...

Pelosi and Pickens Picking the Taxpayer's Pockets

This is an editorial and for another look at this, in fact the person to cover it here at Now Public, head over to politisite's Why no Drilling? Nancy Pelosi in Bed with T. Boone Pickens.I started covering this on...

Gay-marriage foes lose in court

Although recently legalized in our beloved state of  California, a gay-marriage ban will be considered in November. Humorously enough, the very next paragraph of this article discusses how the writer of this...

$200 oil looks a realistic proposition « Peterjcooper’s Weblog

When Hilary Clinton threatened to obliterate Iran yesterday if the latter attacked Israel with nuclear weapons – an admittedly unlikely scenario without delivery systems or nukes as far as we know – it was a reminder of the geopolitical fragility of the oil market.

India attractive destination for health tourism: Study

"India attractive destination for health tourism: StudyIndian corporate hospitals are well equipped, proficient and could measure up to or even outshine any hospital in the West, making the nation an attractive destination for health tourism, a Planning Commission report...

Maximizing the Conference Experience - 11 Tips for Smart Attendees

Maximizing the Conference Experience - 11 Tips for Smart Attendees Attending conferences can be an expensive proposition. Besides the cost of registration and travel, the opportunity costs resulting from being...

Cruising On Corn E85 – Not A Smooth Ride :: MAXINE

"The average vehicle driving American would dearly love to be able to do their level best to reduce our dependence on oil and the geopolitical pressures its use presents our country. It would be nice that ALL cars...

POV Point, Counterpoint – Global Warming Opinion Intentions :: MAXINE

"Usually, it is easy to just discount the views as coming from a very liberal, journalistic, and socialist camp. That is, until her [Ellen Goodman] latest attempt to place people who want to deny that the...

Smart Leaders: Martin Hiller

The following is an interesting interview with Martin Hiller in the Smart Leaders series at Smart Business Online. I like a lot of what Hiller has to say, but especially the section about empowering his employees to be creative and find new solutions to tasks. This is...

Is 17 the "most random" number?

I love freakonomic-type stuff that takes conventional wisdom and subjects it to some kind of emprical test. Recently I came across a study into randomness. Totally cosmic man."The poll was inspired by this post...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

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