Karen Bass takes Assembly reins as California's first female African American speaker
                   
sacbee.com     May 14, 2008            

Karen Bass laughed Tuesday when asked minutes after becoming Assembly speaker how long she expects the honeymoon to last. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, left, and former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown escort Assemblywoman Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, to the podium to be sworn in as the... [read full story]                    


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Where are all those Fox News independents?

dailykos.com     18 mins ago   1 related          

Not surprising. Eighty-seven percent (87%) of Fox News viewers say they are likely to vote for John McCain, while those who watch CNN and MSNBC plan to support Barack Obama in November by more than two to one. A new Rasmussen...                    

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NC candidates differ on offshore drilling

newsobserver.com     20 mins ago   1 related          

Two candidates for governor attempted Thursday to woo the farm vote at a policy forum, with Republican Pat McCrory promoting offshore drilling and Democrat Beverly Perdue touting her knowledge of the agriculture industry.                    

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McCain Campaign Yanks “True Conservative” Ad from YouTube, Web Site

crooksandliars.com     21 mins ago   3 related          

Just one day after the McCain campaign proclaimed its man the “Original Maverick,” Barack Obama blasted that assertion both on the stump and in a new ad of his own. “You can’t be a maverick when politically it’s working for...                    

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Dick Cheney to attend fundraiser in Bozeman

billingsgazette.net     29 mins ago          

By The Associated Press BOZEMAN - Vice President Dick Cheney is scheduled to attend a fundraiser for the Montana GOP later this month in Bozeman. Cheney's office says details of the Aug. 27 event are still being worked out....                    

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