Articles Posted in the Politics Category
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Antony Loewenstein: Isolating Iran
is Part of the ‘Great Energy Game’The Middle East is witness to continuous developments these days, such as Iran’s active diplomacy to attract the indispensable 118-member bloc of non-aligned countries to support its nuclear program, the growing isolation of Israel in European countries and within academic circles in the U.S., Arabs’ fears of losing the power game in the Persian Gulf region, and the expansion of illegal settlements of Israel in the West Bank and its unremitting disobedience to United Nations Security Council resolutions.
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Federal Judge Rules Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Unconstitutional
Today was an important day in the history of the nation, in the pages of democracy, and in the long battle for recognition by gay and lesbian couples.
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Adachi to Debate Pension, Healthcare Reform Measure
The debate, sponsored by San Francisco for Democracy, will be held tonight at 7 pm at Schroeder’s German Restaurant, 240 Front Street.
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Adachi Pension, Healthcare Reform Measure
Qualifies for November BallotThe measure aims to rein in unsustainable pension and healthcare costs projected to exceed $1 billion by 2016. If passed by a simple majority of voters, the measure will save $170 million per year through a combination of public employee pension and dependent healthcare contribution increases, according to Adachi.
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In Support of President Obama
Here are just a few of his major accomplishments: health care reform (imperfect though it may be); a $789 billion economic stimulus package; auto industry bailout; selecting Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court; credit card reform; allowing more federal money for stem cell research; new policy on Cuba (allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones); financial regulatory reform; successful challenge to Arizona’s immigration law; and improved relations with Russia. And this is only a partial list.
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Board Notes
Turning to the other flashpoint of the day, Supervisor Sean Elsbernd, acting in accordance with the mayor’s wishes, attempted to pull a rabbit out of his hat with a parliamentary trick in a transparent effort to upend efforts by progressives to place a foot patrol ballot measure, sponsored by District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, on the November ballot.
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Jane Kim Tops All District Signature Gathering Campaigns
Before the July 22 deadline for submitting signatures in lieu, Kim submitted 1,281 valid signatures. Candidates who submit a minimum of 1,000 valid signatures from registered District voters are exempted from paying a $500 filing fee.
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