Articles Posted in the Politics Category
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The End of Prosperity
By Stephen Lendman October 31, 2008 From too much of a good thing. From the 1980s and 1990s excesses. From the longest ever US bull market. Heavily manipulated to keep it levitating. From August 1982…
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Brugmann Blasts San Francisco Chronicle, PG&E
By Luke Thomas October 30, 2008 San Francisco Bay Guardian publisher Bruce Brugmann yesterday blasted Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for its efforts to buy the November election and took aim at the San…
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Political Paradigm Shift? Not in Newsom’s San Francisco
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Photo by Luke Thomas By Marc Salomon October 29, 2008 While the Democratic Party has followed Barack Obama and embarked in an historic shift away from DLC Clintonism, San Francisco’s…
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How Did The Green Vote Grow?
Bay Area Representatives
Cast Significant Percentage of Green VotesFrom California Sierra Club October 29, 2008 SACRAMENTO – Some Bay Area representatives voted sustainably, while others voted against California’s air, water and wild places, Sierra Club California’s annual Legislative Report Card finds. Sierra Club…
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The Newsom Era Ends With A Whimper
 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom File photo by Luke Thomas By Milkcluber October 28, 2008 Republican presidential John McCain got a surprising endorsement for his economic recovery strategy last week. It came when San…
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Star Witness Pleads Fifth
Over Evidence Tampering ComplaintSupervisor Sean Elsbernd aide, Olivia Scanlon. File photo by Luke Thomas Case Against Hall Evaporates When Aide to Sup. Sean Elsbernd Refuses to Answer Questions About Allegedly Forged Campaign Documents By Frank Gallagher Editor’s Note:…
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Kangaroo Court a Judicial Travesty
h. brown Photos by Luke Thomas By h. brown October 28, 2008 The star witness refused to lie under oath. The chief prosecutor called the defendant a “liar” and said that he’d “intimidated witnesses.” This…
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