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Motomochi Aces 12th Hole, Tied For Lead At Pacific Invitational

(STOCKTON, Calif.) - Oregon State junior Jonnie Motomochi made a hole-in-one on the 135-yard, par-three 12th hole and fired a 6-under 65 to tie for the individual lead after the first round at the Pacific Invitational on Monday.

The Beavers are in second place overall at the 12-team tournament after shooting a 7-under 277 at the par-71, 6,757-yard Brookside Country Club, trailing only host Pacific University, which shot a 12-under 272. Marquette is in third with a 4-under 280 and Saint Mary’s College is in fourth with a 3-under 281.

Marijuana is a Hot Topic for Voters

Cannabis advocates say prohibition's days are numbered

(SALEM, Ore.) - With governor races and other tight contests fighting for that last minute of "TV time" or spinning their wheels vying for another column inch of ink, voters are noticing that they're spending their time not talking about politicians nearly as much as they're discussing... pot.

The whole country's gone to it, or is clearly on their way. And now that most of the propaganda smoke has cleared, it seems the general public is coming to the same conclusion: marijuana isn't the villain it was cut out to be.

Oregon State Men’s Soccer Drops Road Match To Stanford

(STANFORD, Calif.) - The Oregon State men’s soccer team lost to Stanford, 3-0, in a Pacific-10 Conference match Sunday afternoon at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.

The Beavers (6-8-0, 1-6-0 Pac-10) had 15 shots in the match with five of those on goal. Senior Travis Sanchez had five shots, senior Brian Ramsey had three shots and freshman Alex Eckerson came off the bench to add two shots.

Beaver Volleyball Comes up Short against No. 4 Stanford

Oregon State heads to the desert next to face the Arizona schools

(CORVALLIS, Ore.) - Senior Jill Sawatzky (St. Andrews, Manitoba) racked up her 18th double-digit kills match of the season, but the Oregon State volleyball team (8-17, 1-10 Pac-10) came up short in three against the No. 4 Stanford Cardinal (18-2, 9-2 Pac-10) on Sunday afternoon. Set scores were 17-25, 21-25, 20-25.

Californians Against Steve Cooley for State Attorney General led by Patient Advocates

New Website Highlights Cooley's Poor Record on Medical Marijuana, the Environment, and Equal Rights

(LOS ANGELES) - The medical marijuana patient advocacy group Americans forSafe Access (ASA) stepped up its campaign this week to oppose Steve Cooleyin his bid for California Attorney General.

Hoping to convince Californians against voting for Cooley, ASA has launched the website www.NotCooley.com to highlight the ways in which Cooley would be bad, not only for patients and their providers but also for those who are concerned about the environment, equal rights, and criminal justice issues.

EPA Fails to Address Wildlife Lead Poisoning, Then Announces Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

“EPA clearly is not ‘walking the talk'..." - Darin Schroeder, ABC

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - After denying a request supported by over 60 organizations and institutions nationwide to ban lead ammunition that causes massive poisoning of wildlife, the EPA has ironically just announced a campaign to prevent lead poisoning.

“If there was a prize offered somewhere for the most unabashed, ironic event of the year, this would have to be the winner...

Israel is the Most Immediate Threat to the Future of the Planet: Jeffrey Blankfort

Special interview by Kourosh Ziabari.

(TEHRAN / SAN FRANCISCO) - Jeffrey Blankfort is an American photojournalist, radio producer and Middle East analyst, and well-known pro-Palestinian activist.

Jeffrey joined me in an exclusive interview to discuss the influence of Israeli lobby on the decision-makers of the U.S. government, Israel's illegal, underground nuclear program, the prospect of Israeli – Palestinian conflict and the imminent threat of an Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities.

CA-Prop-23: Valero Gives Add`l $1 Million to `Yes on 23`

Valero's contributions now total $5,075,315.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - CA Prop 23 Update: Proposition 23 would suspend AB32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which is set to be implemented in California on January 1, 2012.

Citing figures from the California secretary of state, Maplight.org reports Texas-based Valero gave an additional $1 million contribution to 'Yes on 23' last night.

California`s Landmark Clean Air Legislation Threatened by Prop 23

Those against the legislation include Nature Conservancy and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - If passed, California's Proposition 23 would Suspend AB 32, the Global Warming Act of 2006. The item is on the November 2, 2010 ballot in California as an initiated state statute.

According to figures gathered by MapLight and released today, large contributions to the opposing side keep rolling in and the figures are sizable.

Film and Petition Raise Awareness of Mojave Desert Ecosystem Collapse

New film Solar Gold: Mojave Desert Facing Ecosystem Collpse, Massive Extinctions, explores the looming crisis.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - In late 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar introduced a "fast track" process for large scale renewable energy projects to be located in the California deserts.

This fast track process provides energy companies with significant publicly-funded financial incentives from the federal government if they break ground on projects in 2010.