These are an assortment of the clips I have written while working for Newsmax’s, The Wire in August & September 2012.
September 27 – Arpaio Raises Dramatically More Funds Than Competition
http://www.newsmax.com/US/arpaio-more-fundraising-competition/2012/09/27/id/457829
September 27 – Ariz. Initiative Would Prohibit Criminals From Suing
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/arizona-ballot-criminal-lawsuit/2012/09/27/id/457827
September 25 – Fewer Ex-Cons Returning to Texas Prisons
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/convicts-recidivism-rehabilitation-prison/2012/09/25/id/457505
September 25 – ‘Birth Tourism’ On Rise in Calif.
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/immigration-pregnant-birth-tourism/2012/09/25/id/457494
September 20 – Perry: Obama Engaging in ‘Spiritual Warfare’
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/perry-spiritual-warfare-evangelicals/2012/09/20/id/456951
September 20 – Calif. Launches Online Voter Registration
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/voter-registration-online-california/2012/09/20/id/456945
September 20 – Flake Behind in Ariz. Senate Race
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/flake-carmona-arizona-senate/2012/09/20/id/456940
September 19 – Calif. Reforms Workers Comp Program
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/workers-compensation-bipartisan-insurance/2012/09/19/id/456787
September 19 – Texas Public Employees Subsidize Lawmaker Pensions
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/pensions-texas-subsidize/2012/09/19/id/456785
September 18 – Calif. Says Prisoner Release Plan Unsafe
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/prisons-california-overcrowding-/2012/09/18/id/456625
September 18 – Calif. Restricts Funeral Protests
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/military-funerals-protests-westboro/2012/09/18/id/456618
September 17 – Calif.’s Brown Won’t Try Tax Increase Again
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/tax-initiative-sales-california/2012/09/17/id/452021
September 17 – Texas GOP Lawmakers Say No to Pension Reform
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/retirement-pension-benefits-texas/2012/09/17/id/452026
September 13 – Democrats Berman, Sherman Battle over GOP Support
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/berman-sherman-republicans-redistricting/2012/09/13/id/451734
September 13 – Texas Letters Seek to ID Dead Voters
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/voters-dead-Texas/2012/09/13/id/451724
September 12 – Brown Signs New Calif. Lumber Sales Tax Law
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/lumber-tax-california/2012/09/12/id/451595
September 11 – New Ad Labels Calif’s Tax Initiative ‘Snake Oil’
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/proposition-education-brown-taxpayers/2012/09/11/id/451431
September 11 – Calif. Economy Remains 9th Largest in World
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/california-economy-rank/2012/09/11/id/451429
September 10 – Navy to Launch First Drone Helicopter Squadron
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/drones-helicopter-navy-unmanned/2012/09/10/id/451294
September 10 – Calif. Prosecutors Push for Execution Dates
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/death-penalty-executions-cooley/2012/09/10/id/451290
September 6 – Gov. Brown Considers Hollywood Tax Breaks
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/subsidies-film-hollywood-taxes/2012/09/06/id/451008
September 6 – Police Undercover Role in Occupy Houston Questioned
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/occupy-detectives-undercover-houston/2012/09/06/id/451002
September 5 – Texas Conservatives Push Pension Reform
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/pensions-texas-conservatives/2012/09/05/id/450865
September 4 – Ariz.’s Flake Not Weakened by Expensive Senate Primary
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/flake-carmona-senate/2012/09/04/id/450738
August 30 – Calif. Bill Bans Open Carrying of Shotguns and Rifles
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/guns-public-rifles-shotguns/2012/08/30/id/450374
August 30 – Ariz. GOP Candidate Defends Remark on Arab Immigration
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/mercer-arab-immigrants-arizona/2012/08/30/id/450380
August 29 – Calif. VA Claims Facing Nine-Month Delay
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/va-claims-backlog/2012/08/29/id/450217
August 29 – Gov. Brown Unveils Calif. Pension Reforms
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/pensions-brown-reforms-california/2012/08/29/id/450212
August 27 – Calif.’s Brown Finds Suprising Allies in Tax Fight
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/taxes-brown-corporate-allies/2012/08/27/id/449910
August 23 – Calif. Measure Doubles Lobbying Fees
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/lobbying-california-watchdog/2012/08/23/id/449546
August 22 – LA Council Considers Tax Increases, Pension Reform
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/taxes-pensions-la-council/2012/08/22/id/449421
August 22 – Calif. Bill Cracks Down on Funeral Protests
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/funerals-military-protests-westboro/2012/08/22/id/449403
August 21 – Calif. Bill Extends Overtime Benefits to Farmworkers
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/farmworkers-overtime-california-/2012/08/21/id/449255
August 21 – Mosque Proposal DIvides Calif. Community
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/mosque-california-terrorism-cemetery/2012/08/21/id/449261
August 20 – Republicans Slam GSA’s $400 Million Courthouse Plan
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/spending-courthouse-wasteful-/2012/08/20/id/449123
August 16 – Calif.’s Brown Opens Campaign for Tax Increase
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/brown-taxes-education-california/2012/08/16/id/448830
August 16 – Vote Blocked on Calf. Bill to Ban Gun Reloading Clips
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/guns-california-nra/2012/08/16/id/448824
August 15 – Case Over FBI Spying on Calif. Muslims Dismissed
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/fbi-muslims-spying-california/2012/08/15/id/448717
August 14 – Calif. Assembly Approves Corporate Tax Hike
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/taxes-california-corporate-/2012/08/14/id/448546
August 14 – Steve Jobs’ Home Burglarized
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/jobs-burglary-computers-mcfarlin/2012/08/14/id/448538
August 9 – California Indian Casinos Generate $7.5 Billion
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/california-indian-casino-profit/2012/08/09/id/448095
August 9 – California Jobless Payments Drop by Half
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/california-jobless-claims-unemployment/2012/08/09/id/448093
August 8 – City Bankruptcy Legislation Stalls in Sacramento
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/bankruptcy-california/2012/08/08/id/447977
August 8 – Occupy LA Costs City $4.3 Million
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/occupy-los-angeles/2012/08/08/id/447938
August 7 – San Francisco Mayor Drops Stop-and-Frisk Plan
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/crime-san-francisco-stop/2012/08/07/id/447836
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