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Conservatives complain, but 'fiscal cliff' deal was a win for them
With all the moaning coming from the Tea Party Express and its loyalists in the House Republican caucus, you would think conservatives had lost everything, including their virtue, in the "fiscal cliff" parlay with President Obama, because taxes are...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting, Public Finance, Politics
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Democrats target secret political money with new legislation
PolitiCalCalifornia Democrats will be pushing new legislation in hopes of preventing anonymous political donations like the $11 million contribution that stirred controversy this year. On Thursday, Assemblyman Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) announced a bill (AB45)... -
Jerry Brown wants assurances from Washington on healthcare law
PolitiCalGov. Jerry Brown says he wants to continue to move aggressively to expand healthcare coverage in California under the federal law signed by President Obama in 2010, but wants to ensure Washington does not try to stick the state with...... -
California Democrats reject NRA proposal for armed guards in schools
PolitiCalCalifornia Democrats forcefully rejected the National Rifle Assn.'s call for a massive deployment of armed guards to the nation's schools in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre.... -
Two California state senators resign to join Congress
PolitiCalAs expected, state Sens. Juan Vargas (D-San Diego) and Gloria Negrete-McLeod (D-Chino) are stepping down from state office Wednesday so they can take seats in Congress, to which they were elected Nov. 6. Negrete-McLeod's resignation is effective at 11:... -
In tight mayor's race, no endorsement by County Democratic Party
L.A. NOWIn another sign of how close the Los Angeles mayor’s race probably will be this spring, the Los Angeles County Democratic Party failed to endorse a primary candidate after a series of votes in which top candidates Eric Garcetti and...... -
Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan won't run for reelection in 2014
WASHINGTON -- Michigan Democrat Carl Levin announced Thursday that he would not run for reelection in 2014, adding to an exodus of experience in the chamber. Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is the sixth sitting senator to decide...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Tom Harkin, Mike Johanns, Michael F. Bennet, Rick Snyder
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Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia to retire in 2014
WASHINGTON — Citing his frustration with gridlock in Washington, Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia said Friday he will not seek reelection. Chambliss’ decision to step down ensures a battle for the seat by Republicans who were...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Mitch McConnell, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Max Cleland
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Assembly speaker introduces bill to close legal loophole in rape cases
PolitiCalAssembly Speaker John A. Perez (D-Los Angeles) has joined with a Republican lawmaker to introduce legislation that would close a legal loophole that led a state appeals court to overturn the rape conviction of a California man. Citing a 19th...... -
A new Commission on Political Reform tries to revive bipartisanship
You know there's something wrong in Congress when something widely viewed as a worst-case scenario happens and yet there's no rush to try to change course. That's the case with the "sequester," the across-the-board reduction in spending that was meant...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements
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Villaraigosa endorses Feuer in race against City Atty. Trutanich
L.A. NOWNoting that they've known and worked with each other for almost 20 years, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa endorsed former state assemblyman Mike Feuer for city attorney.... -
Edward Koch dies at 88; outspoken mayor led New York City comeback
In the late 1970s when Edward I. Koch won his first term as mayor of New York, the city was in shambles, its coffers and confidence sapped by financial crises and a paralyzing blackout. It needed a fighter and found one in Koch, a well-practiced pol...
Tags: Ed Koch, Sex and the City (movie), AIDS, Queensboro Bridge, U.S. Congress
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