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GOP releases full convention roster
The Swampby Frank James The Democratic National Convention isn't even half over and already we're looking ahead to next week's Republican version which Republicans have dubbed the "Country First" convention to tie in with the overarching theme of Sen. John McCain'...Tags: Kevin McCarthy, National Government, Tim Pawlenty, Dennis Hollingsworth, Alcoholic Beverages
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Sarah Palin, Giuliani, Huckabee next up
The Swampby Frank James ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Tonight's Republican Natioinal Convention has just been e-mailed out to us. Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen,. John MCain's vice presidential choice, is the star attraction. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani is the......Tags: Sarah Palin, National Government, Hewlett-Packard Co., Republican National Conventions, Political Candidates
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'Maldonado for governor' off to a bad start
SACRAMENTO — It seemed like a fairly good idea at the time — the idea of Abel Maldonado running for governor. He wasn't going to win. But neither would he be a Republican embarrassment. There was no Republican in sight with even a faint...
Tags: Regional Authority, Prisons, Jerry Brown, Condoleezza Rice, Democratic Party
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California GOP faces steep road back
SACRAMENTO — The Republican Party has become so pathetic in California that it can't even find a candidate to run for governor next year. Correct that. It isn't even looking. Wouldn't know where to begin. The party's in no position to recruit...
Tags: Kevin McCarthy, Regional Authority, Immigration, Jerry Brown, Condoleezza Rice
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Prop. 39 would end tax giveaway, raise $1 billion for California
SACRAMENTO — During the middle of a winter night in 2009, sleep-deprived legislators and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger devised the deal from hell. It included a tax incentive for out-of-state corporations not to build facilities or hire employees in...
Tags: Polls, International Paper Company, General Motors Corp., Voting, Elections
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Democrats would do right to do right by Abel Maldonado
Within a few weeks, the embattled and belittled California Legislature will take one of two actions:
* Approve state Sen. Abel Maldonado's nomination by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to be lieutenant governor because that's the smart and right thing to do....Tags: National Government, Local Elections, Regional Authority, Janice Hahn, Jerry Brown
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GOP's 'leverage' is tantamount to extortion
In his former life, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in the action-thriller "Collateral Damage." Last week, he had only a bit role in the collateral damage inflicted by fellow Republicans in the state Senate.
In the flick, victims included his wife and...Tags: Landforms, National Government, Dennis Hollingsworth, Laws, State Budgets
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Lawmakers must pass redistricting ballot measure this year
CAPITOL JOURNALIf Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature get anything else done this year, it most likely will be -- and should be -- political redistricting reform. Redistricting reform is the path to logical term-limit flexibility. And both are badly needed...Tags: National Government, Regional Authority, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Voting, Upper House
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Capps leading Maldonado in 24th Congressional District
PolitiCalIn the race to represent California's Central Coast in Congress, Democratic Rep. Lois Capps of Santa Barbara was leading in partial returns over Republican Abel Maldonado of Santa Maria. The seat was one of the few in California that the...... -
Capps wins in 24th Congressional District
PolitiCalDemocratic Rep. Lois Capps of Santa Barbara beat Republican Abel Maldonado of Santa Maria in the race to represent the Central Coast in Congress, according to incomplete returns. Maldonado conceded to Capps shortly before midnight. "A short while ago, I..... -
Jerry Brown, California Democrats appear to be big winners in election
PolitiCalGov. Jerry Brown’s $6-billion-a-year tax initiative to rescue California schools and the state's finances appeared to squeak by with a victory.... -
Congressional leaders stumping in California races
PolitiCalCongressional leaders are in California this week to help raise money for candidates in hot congressional races. The state is seen as a key to which party will control the House of Representatives next year....
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