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Governor’s ‘emergency’ meeting too little, too late
12 hours ago ago from AZ Policy Wonk
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6 hours ago ago from OSPRI BLOG
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14 hours ago ago from INDenverTimes
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11 hours ago ago from Bobert the Hoosier expatriate
One of the benefits of living on the west coast is that I didn't have to stay up late to watch the big cloture vote on health care reform in the Senate tonight. Congratulations, America. Your government isn't quite as dysfunctional as the California state legislature. Not yet, anyway. Here in California, the state has been on the brink of bankruptcy as we deal with one budget crisis after another, and no one can fix it. Why not? Because the ...
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6 hours ago ago from Media General - SCNow.com
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