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How U.S Budget Cuts Will Affect California
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Defense and Education top the State's list of biggest areas to be affected by sequester.
Read more...White House Shows How Sequester Would Affect States
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It could hit education and public health spending in several states.
Read more...Gathering In Los Angeles To Write Letters To Congress About Gun Control
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L.A. Member of OFA is persuading people to join in "Letter Writing to Congress" / by Zhao Chen
Angelenos come out in support of gun control.
Read more...Air Travel Delays Expected Due To Federal Budget Cuts
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Gatwick Airport departure lounge in West Sussex, U.K. (Tim Peters/Creative Commons).
Delays include flight delays, longer security lines and longer custom lines.
Read more...Senate Democrats Offer Plan Averting Sequester Cuts
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They proposed defense spending cuts and increased taxes on millionaires.
Read more...Will Obama's SOTU Goals Have Effect On State Laws?
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Will display of bipartisianship inspire the states to follow?
Read more...GOP Reception Still Mixed For Obama's Immigration Policy
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Rep. Paul Ryan said president made "productive" remarks on immigration reform in SOTU address.
Read more...Celebrities, Activists Protest Keystone Pipeline Outside White House
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Protesters outside the White House, rallying against the Keystone XL pipeline expansions, Nov. 6, 2011 (Creative Commons).
More than four dozen were arrested Wednesday.
Read more...Obama's State Of The Union Address Too Ambitious?
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Obama can't ask for bills to be passed by a Congress that can't even approve a budget.
Read more...Obama's State Of The Union Address Shows More Progressive Promise
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The president gave a wide-ranging State of the Union address. (Robert Couse-Baker/Flickr)
The President gave a notably liberal speech Tuesday night.
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