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Steinberg's comments cast doubt over Lt. Gov. pick

Steinberg's comments cast doubt over Lt. Gov. pick Capitol Weekly By Capitol Weekly Staff | 11/23/09 12:00 AM PST The leader of the state Senate said he had “grave doubts” over confirming Abel Maldonado as lieutenant governor,...

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Yes, She Can? ON Sarah Palin and 2012

Bush pollster Matthew Dowd looks at why he thinks it’s possible - not likely, mind you, but possible - for Sarah Palin to win the White House in 2012 . ( H/T ) Along the way he reminds us that John Kerry was one of the few...

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Fiorina walks a tightrope in Senate bid

In the weeks since Carly Fiorina announced her run for a California Senate seat, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive has been working to convince conservatives that she is one of them. She signed a pledge opposing...

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State must reveal, not conceal, school aptitude

This year marks the 10th anniversary of California's Public Schools Accountability Act, an early legislative triumph of then-Gov. Gray Davis. While some good things have come out of the law, the act has failed in its two key...

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Rep. Kennedy denied Communion over abortion

Rep. Kennedy denied Communion over abortion Washington Post (blog) Just wanted to point out some interesting stories over the weekend about Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI), who has become the latest politician to be denied Holy...

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Union Health Care Words that Work and more!

SEIU’s Health Care Words that Work Welcome to the second installment in our series exposing SEIU’s internal documents. This time we’re looking at the SEIU’s push for universal health care, I mean, quality affordable health...

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Suterra owner is leading CA water privatization effort

A group of water oligarchs in California have engineered a disastrous deregulation and privatization scheme. And they've pulled in hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars without any real public outrage. The amount of power...

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Obituary: William J. Jefferds worked to save state's military bases

William J. Jefferds William J. Jefferds, a retired Army major general who was appointed by California governors to help save the state's military bases from closure, has died at age 80. He died Nov. 7 of congestive heart...

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Mailer, Letter Tags Essel with CRA, Mayor V, Gov Gumby Guilt by Association

Third floor not going to be happy with this. A new mailer and an unearthed letter from then Speaker Villaraigosa attempts to tag CD2 Candidate Chris Essel with some associations that may not fly in the District. The address on...

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Schwarzenegger Greenwashes Way Across Europe As Salmon Face Extinction

As Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was shamelessly greenwashing his way across Europe and the Middle East to meet with political leaders about "fighting climate change" and "creating green jobs, a coalition of environmental...

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