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At Least We Can All Enjoy High Speed Rail

The ban on gay marriage passed (sigh-come on, California) but at least we also passed Proposition 1A, the Safe, Reliable High Speed Passenger...

 Andrew Price
11.10.08

The ban on gay marriage passed (sigh-come on, California) but at least we also passed Proposition 1A, the Safe, Reliable High Speed Passenger Train Bond Act.The act approves nearly $10 billion in bond money to build a modern bullet train linking all of California's major cities. It's expected to reduce congestion and pollution and provide the state with a triple return on investment. The entire system is supposed to be complete by 2030.So we can all-straight or gay-look forward to a fast, efficient, kick-ass rail system. Unless, of course, this is perceived as an attack on the traditional definition of train travel.
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Concerned federal judges call an 'unprecedented' emergency meeting to discuss Trump's DOJ interference

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The head of the 1,100-member Federal Judges Association on Monday called an emergency meeting amid concerns over President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr's use of the power of the Justice Department for political purposes, such as protecting a long-time friend and confidant of the president.

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Walmart workers demand fair pay at a passionate protest outside Alice Walton's penthouse

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Walmart workers issued a "wake up call" to Alice Walton, an heir to the retailer's $500 billion fortune, in New York on Tuesday by marching to Walton's penthouse and demanding her company pay its 1.5 million workers a living wage and give them reliable, stable work schedules.

The protest was partially a response to the company's so-called "Great Workplace" restructuring initiative which Walmart began testing last year and plans to roll out in at least 1,100 of its 5,300 U.S. stores by the end of 2020.

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No-nonsense judge throws a drunk driver's mom in jail for laughing at the victim's family

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Two people had the nerve to laugh and smirk at a DUI murder sentencing in Judge Qiana Lillard's courtroom and she took swift action.

Lillard heard giggles coming from the family of Amanda Kosal, 25, who admitted to being drunk when she slammed into an SUV, killing Jerome Zirker, 31, and severely injuring his fiance, Brittany Johnson, 31.

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