Election 2008: What’s At Stake?

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Gay Marriage Reverberates from Coast to Coast

August 26th, 2008 · No Comments

When Don Kreindler and Ernie Carswell get married on August 1 in their Los Angeles home, Carswell’s father — a Baptist Minister from South Carolina — just might show up.
“He hasn’t said yes, but more importantly, he hasn’t said no,” said Carswell. “He said he was going to check his calendar, so for him, that’s […]

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Yucca Casts Short Shadow on Presidential Politics in Nevada

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

When presidential candidates stump in Nevada, the proposed nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain takes center stage. White House hopefuls and the national media zero in on the potential storage site as the state’s most pivotal issue. For Nevadans, however, Yucca is not the top political priority.
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The state of the Asian American vote

February 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

They only totaled nine in all, but they sat attentive as Eugene Lee, staff attorney in the Voting Rights Project at the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California, explained issues regarding the upcoming election.
They represent the faces of the Asian American community in the United States, a population that totals 12.5 million or […]

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