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We should consider returning to a primary system that produces party nominees — one Democrat and one Republican — to give voters a more varied selection in November.
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Cesar Chavez, the iconic labor leader, is accused of sexually assaulting Dolores Huerta, with whom he co-founded the United Farm Workers, in the 1960s.
Two high-outrage cases of possible parole for sex offenders have put California’s elderly parole program under scrutiny. No one wants a child rapist on the streets, but the issue is more complicated than one case.
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