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Camp Lejeune Brain Cancer Cases, Lawsuit Filed in District Court

Alabama Marine veteran files suit in District court for the death of one child and the injury to another from Camp Lejeune’s contaminated well water.

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) - No one wants to see their children die from brain cancer.

Irvine Councilwoman Christina Shea Speaks Out on Environmental Mess at El Toro

An environmentally sensitive politician from the GOP steps up to expose Irvine's Toxic Cocktail.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Never believe there isn't reason for hope. The old Marine Corps air base in Orange County, El Toro, is a huge political liability, that isn't necessarily a big secret, but new attention is being drawn to this fact by one of Irvine's city leaders, Councilwoman Christina Shea.

She is coming out swinging with allegations of cover ups, wasted taxpayer funds and major concerns about the health of people who once lived on the base, or today live near it.

New Public Search Tool shows Company, Industry, & Individual Campaign Contributions to Members of Congress

Users can search by company to reveal that 397 contributions totaling $463,607 were given to members of Congress by Citigroup in the 2010 election cycle.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - MAPLight.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization that illuminates the connection between money and politics, announces the launch of a new public, web-accessible contributions search tool that provides citizens, bloggers and journalists with detailed information about special-interest contributions given to their elected officials.

MAPLight.org’s contributions data is provided by the Center for Responsive Politics.

Irvine-Corona Tunnel Is A Highway to Many Hells

A Tale of Two Counties That Ignore Biological Consequences.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - The “dig, baby, dig” crazies have taken over Southern California, matching their oil and natural gas drilling whacko friends in fantasy trade-offs that nonsensically create more problems than they solve.

After all, this is riotous Lotus or La-La Land, and no one typifies it more than those who think the next great concrete band-aid will be the one that instantly remedies our over-population hence traffic circulation problems.

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Already Exist: They`re Called the Mexican Mafia

The well-intentioned Oregon Medical Marijuana Program is again swinging at a “straw man” – call it a Piñata.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Oregonian showed a picture of Lindsey Bradshaw, a Marijuana cardholder, a survivor of an abdominal tumor invading his spleen, kidney, stomach, colon, and pancreas, who must have had a $50,000 surgery to remove the bad parts. I know all about him. He was one of my patients. I did a physical on him for his card renewal just after his surgery.

Votes and Money on the Unemployment Benefits Bill

MAPLIGHT.org examines votes and money on Unemployment Benefits Bill for each member of the House.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - An analysis by MAPLight.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization, found that interest groups supporting HR 4213, the unemployment benefits bill, gave, on average, $42,687 to members of the House voting 'Yes' compared to $13,586 to members voting 'No,' or three times more.

Interest groups opposing the bill gave, on average, $26,239 to 'No' votes and $20,549 to 'Yes' votes.

Rage Against the Machine Joins Boycott Fight Against Arizona Law

Sundstrike Artists will play historic concert to benefit Arizona Organizations fighting SB 1070; Rage Against the Machine, with Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band.

(LOS ANGELES) - In their first concert in their hometown of Los Angeles in 10 years, Rage Against the Machine will take the stage at the Hollywood Palladium on July 23, 2010.

Proceeds from the concert along with donations raised by The Sound Strike will provide much needed resources to community organizations, student groups, legal defense funds and assist activists targeting key voting districts for voter registration.

Legislative Analyst`s Office Issues Report on Prop 19

Non-Partisan Report Finds Cannabis Initiative Would Put Police Priorities Where they Belong, Generate Hundreds of Millions in Revenue, Protect the Public.

(SACRAMENTO) - The California Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO), which provides non-partisan fiscal and policy advice, yesterday released a report on Proposition 19, the initiative to control and tax cannabis in California. The report found that Proposition 19.

Prop 19 would enable California to steer police resources toward more pressing matters, generate hundreds of millions in revenue to fund vital services, and protect children, roadways, and workplaces.

Tijuana News: Welcome to New Tijuana, California

People are immigrating to the U.S. for different reasons these days; some to escape poverty, others to avoid kidnapping.

(CHULA VISTA, Calif.) - They call it New Tijuana. Located near Chula Vista, California, East Lake Terrace embraces Mexican immigrants who’ve fled across the border from nearby Tijuana to escape crime and violence.

Amber Alert Issued for 13-Year Old California Girl

Anyone with information is asked to call the Orange County Sheriff's Department at 714-647-7000 or dial 911.

(RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA) - The State of California issued an Amber Alert Monday afternoon in regard to an underage girl who apparently left her home in Rancho Santa Margarita on Wednesday 7 July 2010 with the suspect.

Deputies in Orange County say the girl and the suspect had explicit exchanges on social networking sites and the suspect has been known to associate with sex crimes registrants.