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Red state-blue state car sales comparison reveals surprises
Republicans purchase Kias while Democrats lean to Hyundais.
That’s the tongue-in-cheek election-year analysis of auto registrations by automotive research firm R.L. Polk & Co.
Polk looked at car registration trends in so-called red and blue...Tags: Republican Party, Corporate Performance, Hybrid Vehicles, Hyundai, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Obama calls for continued pressure on Congress to extend tax break
Flanked by supporters of the payroll tax holiday, President Obama called on Americans to keep the pressure on Congress to approve an extension of the tax break that expires this month -- and to not let up until they see him signing the legislation into...Tags: Labor Legislation, Politics, Elections, Career and Workplace, Social Security
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Eyeing Michigan vote, Romney calls himself a 'son of Detroit'
Mitt Romney is playing the native son card in Michigan, which looms now as the next major battleground in an increasingly tight contest with Rick Santorum for the GOP nomination.
"I am a son of Detroit," Romney writes in an op-ed that ran in Tuesday's...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, White House, Bankruptcy, Elections
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Lawmakers near deal to extend payroll tax break
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details.
One day after House GOP leaders announced they would abandon their insistence that a payroll tax break be paid for with spending cuts, negotiators are now close to a broader deal...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Health, Career and Workplace, Unemployment Benefits
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House Republican leaders agree to extend payroll tax cut
Surrendering to political reality, House Republican leaders did an about-face and said they were willing to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million working Americans without insisting that it be paid for with spending cuts.
The dramatic shift Monday was...Tags: Republican Party, White House, Health, Career and Workplace, Nancy Pelosi
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San Francisco's torch song still burns brightly
Reporting from San Francisco -- At the stroke of noon on Tuesday, music will blast out over the shoppers in Union Square and the homeless people in Hallidie Plaza. The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus will chime in from the City Hall rotunda, along with the...Tags: Poetry, Entertainment, Ceremonies, Tony Bennett, Arts and Culture
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California's political watchdog panel eases its approach to ethics issues
Reporting from Sacramento -- Three decades after Gov. Jerry Brown played a key role in creating a state political watchdog, the panel — now dominated by his appointees — has retreated from its aggressive approach to ethics enforcement.
As...Tags: Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Laws, Values, Career and Workplace
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House transportation bill: Traffic is heavy -- against it
Nation NowMass transit bill: Environmentalists, unions and conservative groups all agree on a highway and mass transit bill headed to the House this week -- they hate it.... -
Washington state makes 7: Governor signs gay marriage law
Nation NowGay marriage: Washington becomes the seventh state to legalize gay marriage. Gov. Christine Gregoire signed the law legalizing same-sex marriage.... -
Steve Bennett drops out of Ventura County congressional race
PolitiCalVentura County Supervisor Steve Bennett has dropped out of the race for the open 26th Congressional District. The Democrat had been considered one of the front-runners in the crowded field.... -
Egyptian village expels Coptic families amid sectarian tensions
World NowEight Christian Coptic families have been evicted from their village in the coastal governorate of Alexandria after violence erupted last month amid rumors of an affair between a Coptic man and a Muslim woman.... -
Straight-shooting Republicans keep hitting themselves in the foot
Opinion L.A.If you want keen observations on Campaign 2012, you'll want to read the columns by my colleague Doyle McManus. For example, in Sunday's column, McManus pointed out that the drawn-out and increasingly negative Republican presidential race will take its...
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