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CALIFORNIA POPULATION TALLY: LA County, all 9 San Francisco Bay Area counties lost residents in same year for 1st time - AP

San Francisco at Crossroads Over Immigration By JESSE McKINLEY Published: June 12, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO — In the debate over illegal immigration, San Francisco has proudly played the role of liberal enclave, a so-called sanctuary city where local officials have refused to cooperate with enforcement of federal immigration law and undocumented residents have mostly lived without fear of consequence. But over the last year, buffeted by several high-profile crimes by illegal immigrants and revelations of mismanagement of the city’s sanctuary policy, San Francisco has become less like its self-image and more like many other cities in the United States: deeply...

Rush just referenced an article detailing liberal failures..the author's first name was Jeremey. Does anyone know where this article is? Thank you.

DPA , BRUSSELS EU leaders on Thursday were poised to delay a decision on the fate of the bloc's crippled constitution until the end of 2008. A draft communique by the 25-nation bloc calls for extending a so-called "pause for reflection" through June 2007, with final decisions on the treaty's fate by the end of 2008 "at the latest." With the EU deeply divided on whether to bury or resurrect the constitution following its resounding defeat in French and Dutch referendums last year, leaders looked set to side-step any firm decisions at their Brussels summit. Instead, they were expected to...

What We Have Learned In The Two Weeks After Katrina Date Tuesday, September 13, 2005 What We Learned From Katrina... That nature is still far more powerful than man, and our planet is not nearly as conducive to preserving human life as we would like to believe. That New Orleans was a disaster waiting to happen. That our expectations of government are completely unrealistic and downright scary for a nation founded on the principles of self reliance and limited government. That government in general is probably even more incompetent than most of us realize. That it can take as little...

Unhappy EndingsBig Studios Find Quality Films Too Often Are a Losing Proposition By Sharon Waxman Washington Post Staff WriterWednesday, May 7, 2003; Page C01 LOS ANGELESWhen Amy Pascal, chairman of Columbia Pictures, gave director Spike Jonze a green light two years ago to make his offbeat film "Adaptation," she also gave him a warning: Don't go over budget, she said, or she'd have to get involved in the production. Jonze didn't exceed the $20 million budget, and the studio didn't tinker with his vision. But "Adaptation" still ended up costing a small fortune, because Sony (Columbia's parent company) spent another...

Salon's New DealA letter from the editor- - - - - - - - - - - -Jan. 22, 2003  |  OK, here's the deal: Starting today, you can gain access to Salon in either of two ways: You can pay our low subscription price (as little as 5 cents a day) or you can click through a multiple-screen advertisement. We believe this is a simple and fair system. It's a good deal for readers because it gives you a choice. It's a good deal for advertisers because if they're paying for readers' entry into Salon, they should be assured...