Articles Posted in the Politics Category
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Obama: The Environmental President?
Already his critics are attempting to paint the BP oil spill as his Hurricane Katrina. Obama should take the initiative and use the oil spill as an opportunity to be the environmental president. I do applaud him for suspending consideration of applications for exploratory drilling for oil in the Arctic until 2011 and extending a moratorium on permits to drill new deepwater wells for six months.
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Avalos, Maxwell Sponsor Resolution
Condemning Israeli Attack on Aid FlotillaThe resolution, filed with the Clerk of the Board, urges President Obama and Congress “to actively seek an end to the Gaza blockade,” and to “call for an independent investigation into the events surrounding the raid on the Freedom Flotilla and, in particular, into the raid itself, the use of force and rules of engagement by the Israeli Defense Forces.”
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Progressives, Newsom, Harris, Public Power Victorious
With all votes tallied, PG&E’s $50 million campaign to hoodwink the California electorate into voting against its best interests was defeated, as was Mercury Insurance’ Prop 17. Progressives also maintain control of the all important San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) wrested from Party moderate control by Chris Daly and Aaron Peskin in 2008.
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Politically Motivated: Rwandan Judge Jails US Professor
A Rwandan judge denied him bail on Monday afternoon.
Erlinder’s friends, family, and supporters had awaited the decision all weekend. Some responded in shock; others called the ruling predictable because Erlinder’s critique of the received history of the Rwanda Genocide, the Congo War, and U.S. and U.K. involvement, threatens too many powerful people.
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Political Junkies Alert: June 8 Elections Results
In years past, San Francisco political junkies who want instant elections returns information, convene in North Light Court at City Hall where election results are tabulated and displayed on a giant monitor. This option is still available and we’ll likely see the usual suspects rubbing shoulders, interpreting results, and blogging their thoughts on the results in real time.
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The Audacity of Israel
It should be fundamentally understood that criticism of Israel’s program of Palestinian pogrom and the US’s demented foreign policy is not to be construed as hatred of all Jews or all Americans.
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Time to Repeal California’s Open-Carry Gun Law
Earlier this year, Bay Area gun advocates staged frequent open-carry “meet-ups” at Starbucks coffee shops and other restaurants. People showed up at pre-determined places wearing their unloaded sidearms and hung out, drinking coffee or talking. Many members of the public, alarmed at the sight of people openly carrying a handgun, called the police. When the police arrived, they were only allowed to verify that the handguns were unloaded and, if it was, there were no charges.
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