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Parents Fleeing San Francisco - City, Media in Denial About Whyby Sheri Urban The S.F. Chronicle is reporting that San Francisco is losing families in droves and blames crowded schools, and lack of housing. Despite San Francisco officials' efforts to keep families in the city, the percentage of children among the city's total population continues to decline....Just 13.4 percent of the city's 805,235 residents are younger than 18, one of the smallest percentages of any city in the country. The school district has lost almost 7,000 kids over the past decade, down in 2010 to 53,033. Why is it that...

Senate Defeats Democrat Attempt To Extend Middle-Class Tax Cuts By COREY BOLES WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Saturday defeated a move by Democrats to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the middle classes permanently, in a rare weekend vote that likely had little effect on wider negotiations to reach a compromise on how to extend the tax cuts. The Senate voted 53-36 to reject an attempt to initiate debate in the chamber on a measure that would have extended lower tax rates for individuals who earn less than $200,000 and couples earning less than $250,000. Under Senate rules, the motion would...

Republican Sen. Tom Coburn is backing off his threat to require that the Senate read the 2,074-page health care bill because some GOP colleagues aren't supporting the effort. The Oklahoma lawmaker said there's uncertainty about whether reading the bill during Thanksgiving week would be productive. He also said that if the Republicans do decide to tie up the Senate for the dozens of hours it would take, six GOP colleagues have committed to pitching in on reading duty.

CONSTITUTION PARTY NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO MEET IN COLUMBUS, OHIO The Fall 2005 National Committee meeting of the Constitution Party will be held September 16 and 17 in Columbus, Ohio. Please watch this space for details on registration and the meeting agenda. On Friday, September 16 the the business meeting of the National Committee will be held. That evening there will be an awards banquet. The meeting will reconvene on Saturday morning, September 17th. The National Committee meeting's official business will end with lunch on Saturday, followed by Howard Phillips' and The Conservative Caucus' special Constitution Day events. The weekend's activities...