As the mainstream media delivered yet another dose of the silent treatment to Congressman Ron Paul at this weekend's CBS/National Journal presidential debate, there's an approach that could be embraced by his loyal supporters looking to disrupt the media's definition of a "presidential" candidate.

California Controller John Chiang says the state was 16.3% behind in expected revenue for the month of October, with an $810 million shortfall.

Policy makers and governmental relations representatives attending this year's Independent Voter Project's Policy Conference will kick off the week with an in depth discussion on the potential for algae cultivation as a clean energy resource. Ari Patrinos, VP for Corporate Affairs, says that algae cultivation could also stabilize the fragile Salton Sea while simultaneously cleaning up sewage effluent.

Wanna know what’s going on at Independent Voter Project’s Policy Conference in Maui next week?

Policy makers and governmental relations representatives attending this year’s Independent Voter Project’s Policy Conference in Maui will kick off the week with an in depth discussion on the potential for algae cultivation as a clean energy resource.

Iran must be made to understand that owning nuclear weapons is a curse for it rather than a blessing. And Israel must be persuaded that striking Iran would be far more dangerous than living with its nuclear ambitions.
Our leader argues that while the world needs to be much tougher on Iran, an Israeli attack would still be a disaster. (via theeconomist)

Open Primaries to End Partisanship?

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Thomas Friedman, in his most recent piece Two Peas in a Pod, argues: “Democracy not only needs a decent ruling party, but an intelligent opposition, and neither India nor America has both today”.

On the eve of Veterans day, a group of retired generals and admirals released a report urging California policy makers to take a more active role in aiding the federal government's war on childhood obesity.