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Power Crisis Dominates Legislature

Power Crisis Dominates Legislature

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>Jim Jay and his wife drove 90 minutes to the state Capitol where she joined about 150 other nursing home employees in a protest to demand higher pay. They hardly even saw any legislators.</p>
Bailout Watch #7 – Feb 13, 2001

Bailout Watch #7 – Feb 13, 2001

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH:  Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #7 - Feb 13, 2001<br/> <br/> Bluff Called.</strong><br/> <br/> Monday, a federal court in Los Angeles rejected Edison's request...
CALIFORNIA’S DEREGULATION DISASTER.

CALIFORNIA’S DEREGULATION DISASTER.

<p class="source">The Nation</p> <p>Blackouts, brownouts and soaring electricity rates have defined the political landscape of California since last spring. They've transformed the phrase "utility deregulation" into a household epithet.</p>
Letter to President Bush

Letter to President Bush

<h3>Re: The Bushwhacking of America</h3> <p>Your actions this week, to undermine a bi-partisan compromise for a patients' bill of rights, contradict your campaign pledges to the American public about HMO reform.</p>