November 26, 2014 (San Diego) - On Tuesday December 2nd 2014, the San Diego Debate Society in partnership with KNSJ 89.1 FM will conduct a debate between the San Diego Tea Party and San Diego Occupy. The debate will cover topics such as the 1%, corporate policy, taxes, etc. It will be held at the Church of the Brethren on Tuesday December 2nd, 2014 between 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
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May 19, 2012 (Lakeside)—The East County Cailfornia Republican Assembly and the Lakeside Tea Party sponsored a joint event tonight at the Veterans for Foreign Wars post in Lakeside. The event had three Congressional candidates for three different districts, the 50th, 52nd, and 53rd.
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September 27, 2012 -- (San Diego’s East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:
LOCAL/REGIONAL
County hires planning director from bankrupt city (UT)
Census: El Cajon Has Highest Poverty Rates In San Diego County (KPBS)
Blaze roared through quiet community like a freight train (UT San Diego)
Turko tackles Alpine Boulevard construction woes (KUSI)
Judicial race pits establishment against Tea Party (North CountyTimes)
Will San Onofre outage mean relief for ratepayers? (UT San Diego)
Pattern Energy: The bad stuff just goes on and on (Hawaii Free Press)
Prolific disabled access lawyer to be disbarred (UT)
San Diego’s median income drops (Fox 5)
Pensions fall well below 80% funding level (UT San Diego)
Could bullying be behind Ramona boy’s suicide? (10 News)
STATE
Watchdog group faults states’ inspection of oil, gas wells (Los Angeles Times)
Jerry Brown signs two-year reprieve for state parks (Sacramento Bee)
Jerry Brown signs bill allowing same-day voter registration (Sacramento Bee)
Gov. Brown signs 18 bills to help veterans, families (Sacramento Bee)
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May 8, 2012 (San Diego) -- United States Senate Candidate Dan Hughes is hoping to take the number two spot in the June primary under California’s new “top two” primary system so that he can directly challenge U.S., Senator Dianne Feinstein in November.
A hospital chief executive officer and former factory owner, Hughes has the backing of numerous Tea Party groups statewide. So what are his policy stances? ECM interviewed Hughes during the Ron Paul rally in San Diego at UCSD on Saturday to find out.
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Update March 27, 2012 (San Diego)--At a bail review yesterday, the victim told the judge that she is certain Kobulnicky was not the person who reportedly raped her. "This man is not the man at all, and I'll stick with that for as long as I live," she stated, 10 News reports. http://www.10news.com/news/30763732/detail.html. The San Diego Tea Party has posted an interview with the woman on their website at http://www.sandiegopatriots.com . Kobulnicky remains in jail, however.
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February 20, 2012 (San Diego)--2012 will prove to be an interesting electoral cycle, perhaps one for the history books. With the Occupy Movement, the Coffee Party, the Tea Party and now Be Your Government (http://beyourgovernment.org/) we are seeing a rise in a challenge to the Beltway Establishment.
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February 3 protest planned at Congressman’s El Cajon office
January 25, 2012 (Ramona)—Politics does indeed make strange bedfellows. On February 3rd, members of the liberal Ramona Forum will join forces with conservative members of the TEA party to demand the resignation of Congressman Duncan Hunter. The protest will be held at Rep. Hunter’s office, 1870 Cordell Street in El Cajon, from 1 to 4 p.m.
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January 18, 2012 -- (San Diego’s East County) – ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
U.S.
National News
Obama seeks to revamp government, focus on exports (Reuters)
Limits on military funeral protests advance (San Diego Union Tribune)
USDA says it will close 259 offices to save $150 million (San Diego UT)
Tea Party may get rebuffed in tax cut showdown (Reuters)
Cantor: US allies have doubts about policies to control Iran (The Hill)
Presidential Campaign
Huntsman drops out, endorses Romney (CNN)
Romney takes some heat over Bain Capital’s actions (Winona Daily News, South Carolina)
Judge rejects Republican candidates requests to be on Virginia ballot (Fox News)
Mitt Romney’s lies (US News & World Reports)
Which presidential candidates have earned the defense industry’s support? (RawStory)
CNN Poll: Ron Paul tied with President Obama (CNN)
WORLD
Government says Hezbollah profits from U.S. cocaine market via link to Mexico drug cartel (Propublica)
U.S. warns Iran over military posturing (CBS News)
It’s official: S&P announces mass downgrade of Eurozone countries (Business Insider)
Iran says nuclear expert killed by bomb attach (NPR)
Russian ship stopped with arms bound for Syria (NPR)
Shiite and Sunni: what are the differences? (Christian Science Monitor)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Research provides diabetes hope (BBC)
New tuberculosis strain thwarts all antibiotics (NPR)
Lights at night not a bright idea (Jerusalem Post)
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Dec. 13, 2011- The “failed” leadership of Congressman Duncan Hunter was the topic of discussion Wednesday night at the Ramona Forum. Candidates in both the Democratic and Republican party vying to unseat the incumbent Congressman in the newly created 50th district introduced themselves to the voting public—and took shots at Hunter’s record.
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August 28, 2010 (San Diego) -- The Glenn Beck “Restore our honor” rally at the National Mall recently illustrated the continued short-sighted view point of the far right, and the left’s inability to arrest it. In speeches replete with religious over tones and nationalistic fervor, the Beck-Palin Tea Party rally was an insult to those who truly want freedom.
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POLLS SUGGEST MOST FOLLOWERS ARE UNAWARE OF ACTUAL TAX RATE CHANGES
February 20, 2010 (El Cajon) – T.E.A. (“Taxed Enough Already”) Party protesters rallied in an El Cajon park yesterday, turning out despite drizzly weather. “We were happy with our big turnout considering the weather conditions,” organizer Barry Willis told East County Magazine. Just how big that crowd was, however, has become a point of contention.
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June 23, 2009 (El Cajon) –San Diego Republican Party chair Tony Krvaric has invited the public to a “TEA Party” tax protest on July 4th.
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September 27, 2012 -- (San Diego’s East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:
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