For the past few months, the pro-drug legalization coalition behind California’s controversial Proposition 19 seemed to be a fairly stable group, as it largely united civil libertarians fighting for personal liberty and progressives searching for additional tax revenue. 

It's official, the Swine Flu scare is over.  When the World Health Organization (WHO) downgraded H1N1 from pandemic status on Tuesday, critics said this move should have come long ago when it was determined that the disease was less severe than the common flu. 

As the midterm elections draw near, both the Coffee and Tea Parties are striving to guard against other movements seeking to compromise their overall message.  While both parties are radically different in an ideological sense, both grassroots factions must deal with respective obstacles. 

Economic indicators and recent forecasts say that the worst of the recession is over for California, but the recovery from its ravages will take years and occur at differing speeds throughout the state. 

Since 2001, Republicans and Democrats have added nearly $8 trillion of new debt.  Bush added almost $5 trillion, and Obama's already contributed nearly $3 trillion of additional debt just 19 months into his presidency.