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    When it rains, it pours: NAACP now OK with same-sex marriage

    MAY 20, 2012 4:53PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: politics, family, gay/lesbian, belief/religion, william saletan, same-sex marriage, proposition 8, prop 8, president barack obama, politics, ohio, obama, national association for the advancement of colored people, naacp, marriage, lgbt, lesbians, jesse jackson, human rights, hope, homophobia, hiv, george w. bush, gays, gay rights, gay community, fourteenth amendment, equality, equal rights, equal protection clause, civil rights, change, california, black homophobia, black homophobes, black community, bigots, bigotry, benjamin todd jealous, barack obama, al sharpton, aids

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    • 2 Ratings
    • 1999 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Facebook co-founder quits U.S. to avoid capital gains tax

    MAY 13, 2012 11:21AM

    By Richard Rider


    Topics: ipo, facebook, taxes, california

    • Editor's Pick
    • 57 Ratings
    • 2675 Views
    • 69 Comments
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    Lowlifes and HotSprings

    MARCH 8, 2012 10:24AM

    By Beth Mann


    Topics: california, self-defense, hotsprings, lowlifes, mini-rapes, sexual harrassment

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 4057 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    Occupy Education At The State Capitol In Sacramento

    MARCH 6, 2012 1:17PM

    By Kevin Army


    Topics: california, uc, csu, college, chp, california state highway patrol, sacramento police, police, leland yee, gavin newsome, schools, economy, politics, education, march in march, occupy cal, occupy education, ows, occupy, breaking news, open call, occupy america

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 2116 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Occupy Oakland: This time, the revolution will be televised

    OCTOBER 11, 2011 4:54PM

    By Pamela Mays McDonald


    Topics: occupy wall street, oakland, black panthers, frank ogawa plaza, occupy movement, progressive politics, california, oscar grant, pelican bay hunger strike, poplyfe, desley brooks, nancy nadel, occupy oakland

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 2287 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Politics and the Pulpit

    OCTOBER 6, 2011 8:28AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: politics, religion, alliance defense fund, internal revenue service, irs, charities, free speech, political speech on the part of churches, pulpit freedom sunday, irs revenue ruling 2007-14, the rev. james garlow, senior pastor at skyline church in lamesa, california, marcus owens, sandy huffaker, new york times, the restriction of political campaign intervention by section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, free speech, religious electioneering, charitable tax exemption, politics and religion, separation of church and state

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 2105 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    My Meeting with Meg Whitman

    SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 5:30PM

    By Bob Calhoun


    Topics: candidate, conventions, mitt romney, governor, california, hp, ceo, ebay, meg whitman

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 2140 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    California's Last Rural Chinatown

    JULY 31, 2011 12:42AM

    By Grace Hwang Lynch


    Topics: locke, california, chinatown, chinese, history, sacramento, river, delta, photography

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 1134 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Venice Of America

    JUNE 12, 2011 1:55PM

    By Christina Simon


    Topics: sweet william, california, venice

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1271 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Do Gooder Has No Time For Charity On The Streets

    JUNE 1, 2011 11:53AM

    By Lavanya Sunkara


    Topics: soup kitchen, service trips, earthquake, tsunami, japan, borders, california, marin county, sierra club, hindu, service, volunteer, wall street, new york, chile, india, children, donating, charity, donation, children's international, save the children, my tiny hypocrisy, true story

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 2991 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Thanks, Arnold. Really, We're Over It.

    MAY 18, 2011 3:22AM

    By Ann Bancroft


    Topics: personal essay, california, politics, recall election, lies, infidelity, arnold schwarzenegger

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 1000 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    No Tobacco Road To Joplin And Points West

    APRIL 17, 2011 8:52PM

    By Rosycheeks


    Topics: stopping smoking, nicotine patches, california, simi valley, anaheim, petro truck stop, ryder van

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 2194 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    California May Require Teaching of American History

    APRIL 16, 2011 2:53AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: california, california gay history, new york times, gay rights, lgbt rights, glbt rights, schools, curriculum, jerry brown, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 3704 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Reagan at 100: My Version

    FEBRUARY 9, 2011 7:35AM

    By The Flylooper


    Topics: savio, uc-berkeley, people's park, california, republicans, gop, politics, reagan

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 863 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    California Dreaming

    JANUARY 28, 2011 1:31PM

    By Sgt. Mom


    Topics: photography, travel, california

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1899 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    I'm Trying to Work Here!

    JANUARY 14, 2011 1:45PM

    By Gregg Pasterick


    Topics: movies, television, humor, hollywood, gregg pasterick, casting director, california, background acting, acting

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1520 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    No One Told Me About the Rats

    NOVEMBER 22, 2010 1:35PM

    By Beth Sears


    Topics: m.e. kerr, ashawagh hall writer's group, silicon valley, california, expatriate, moving, economic crisis

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1252 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    The GOP Won Big: Media Characterized it More Than It Was

    NOVEMBER 4, 2010 6:59AM

    By Michael Russnow


    Topics: television, news, gay/lesbian, economy, politics, wisconsin, the financial fix, tea party movement, stimulus package, speaker of the house, south carolina, sharron angle, senate races, sarah palin, russ feingold, ram productions, pennsylvania, obama administration, north dakota, nevada, nbc, nancy pelosi, michael russnow, meg whitman, lyndon johnson, lisa murkowski, ken buck, katie couric, john boehner, joe sestak, joe miller, indiana, illinois, house races, house of representatives, health care, harry reid, gop, george bush, florida, financial crisis, elections 2012, elections 2010, don't ask don't tell, diane sawyer, delaware, colorado, cnn, christine o'donnell, cbs, carly fiorina, carl paladino, california, brian williams, blanche lincoln, bill clinton, barack obama, arlen specter, arkansas, anderson cooper, alex sink, alaska, abc

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1422 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    A Quick Election Night Interview with Gavin Newsom

    NOVEMBER 3, 2010 3:45AM

    By Bob Calhoun


    Topics: gavin newsom, san francisco, election night, california, lieutenant governor, jerry brown, barbara boxer

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 2548 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    Gov. Race in CA: So Much for Open, Free and Fair Elections

    OCTOBER 15, 2010 10:53AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: news, politics, republican, democratic, independent, jesse ventura, california, democracy, elections, reporting the midterms, libertarian, libertarian party, green party, third parties, third party, debates, media, taxes, corporations, republican ceos, meg whitman, jerry brown

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